2021/2003(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Fabienne KELLER, Valérie HAYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Vlad GHEORGHE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the gender action plan III (GAP III), and in particular, the commitment of 85 % of the EU’s official development aid (ODA) being allocated to programmes across all sectors having gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective; calls for 20 % of ODA in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects no ODA spending to counter gender-equality achievements; emphasises the need for coordinated and coherent EU action and calls for close cooperation with other actors to support gender equality and women’s empowerment and ensure that women and girls are not left behind; stresses the need for intensified and targeted action to advance the promotion of gender equality and to achieve the UN SDG 5 by 2030 at the latest;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Highlight~~Stresses that funding needs to be accessible for associations, NGOs, local and small civil society organisations ~~that work most closely with girls and women~~which are helping girls, women and LGBTIQ people in all their diversity; emphasises the key role of the neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument and stresses that administrative and implementation barriers should be avoided, since they might hamper the involvement of the most relevant actors; recalls the urgent need for significant funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights;

Amendment 11 #

Hélène LAPORTE, Joachim KUHS, Anna BONFRISCO, Valentino GRANT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that funding needs to be accessible for local and small civil society organisations that work most closely with girls and women in all their diversity; emphasises the key role of the neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument and stresses that administrative and implementation barriers should be avoided, since they might hamper the involvement of the most relevant actors; recalls the urgent need for significant funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights; stresses the need for closer monitoring of beneficiaries; points out that the EU needs to closely monitor the use of these funds; points out that the European Parliament must be kept informed of how funds are used;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that women have been over-proportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and social consequences, constituting a majority of workers particularly affected by unemployment and lockdowns, while also being victims of the sharp increase of domestic and gender-based violence; expects funding in essential services to ensure that victims of gender-based violence have access to protected shelters, social welfare, legal aid and housing, including those in fragile and humanitarian crisis situations; highlights that adequate and quality services can promote socio-economic integration and provide psycho-social support to the victims of all forms of gender-based violence;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the increased level of support for gender-responsive budgeting, that can have a fundamental impact on inclusive social and economic growth, foster employment, reduce poverty and increase GDP; stresses the need to recognise gender-responsive budgeting as a fundamental policy objective; welcomes the creation of specific gender indicators and the collection of quality, gender- disaggregated and globally comparable data; expects the Commission to consult Parliament on the monitoring system so that the efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and the added value of the GAP III can be properly assessed;

Amendment 14 #

Fabienne KELLER, Valérie HAYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Vlad GHEORGHE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the increased level of support for gender-responsive budgeting, the creation of specific gender indicators and the collection of gender-disaggregated data~~; expects the Commission to consult Parliament on the monitoring system~~ and in particular, welcomes the support announced by the Commission regarding the inclusion of the module on gender responsiveness in all new public expenditures and financial accountability assessment reports; expects the Commission to consult Parliament on the monitoring system in line with the agreement as per Article 16 (f) of the Inter-institutional Agreement on budgetary discipline;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the increased level of support for gender-responsive budgeting, the creation of specific gender indicators and the collection of gender-disaggregated data; expects the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of The Gender Action Plan III and to consult Parliament on the monitoring system;

Amendment 16 #

Margarida MARQUES, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Pierre LARROUTUROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the increased level of support for gender-responsive budgeting, ~~the creation of specific gender indicators and the collection of gender- disaggregated data; expects the Commission to consult Parliament on the monitoring system~~including via programmes to support public finance management; expects concrete steps towards supporting universal social protection systems, and recognising, reducing and redistributing unpaid care and domestic work;

Amendment 17 #

Hélène LAPORTE, Joachim KUHS, Anna BONFRISCO, Valentino GRANT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the increased level of support for gender-responsive budgeting, the creation of specific gender indicators and the collection of gender-disaggregated data; expects the Commission to consult Parliament on the monitoring system;

Amendment 18 #

Margarida MARQUES, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Pierre LARROUTUROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the intention to increase overall funding for education with 10% of the humanitarian aid budget devoted to funding for education in emergencies; underlines that gender-responsible budgeting should also support programmes aimed at enhancing women’s capacity as political leaders and promoting young leaders programmes;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the accomplishments made so far on gender in landing policies of the European Investment Bank and calls on the Bank to scale up its efforts and in particular to take into account to the maximum extent possible the policy goals of the GAP III in its external landing mandate;

Amendment 2 #

Margarida MARQUES, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Pierre LARROUTUROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the gender action plan III (GAP III), and in particular, the commitment of 85 % of the EU’s official development aid (ODA) being allocated to programmes having gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective and at least one dedicated action program for each country; calls for 20 % of ODA in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects no ODA spending to counter gender-equality achievements; emphasises the need for coordinated and coherent EU action and calls for close cooperation with other actors; especially Member States and multilateral development banks, in order to maximise development effectiveness, including in the use of innovative financial instruments such as blending;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Emphasises the importance of investing in women-entrepreneurship and women-led businesses, as well as funding projects offering business development services and support for employment, including for women in recovery contexts and in forced displacement;

Amendment 21 #

Margarida MARQUES, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Pierre LARROUTUROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Welcomes the creation of specific gender indicators, which must be clear, measurable and time-bound, and the collection of gender-disaggregated data; expects the Commission to consult the Parliament on the monitoring system which should be in line with, but not limited to, the SDGs and should include EU specific indicators based on international human rights standards, such as the CEDAW, the Istanbul Convention, the IPCD program of action and its review conferences, the EU Strategic Approach to WPS and the relevant ILO conventions;

Amendment 22 #

Margarida MARQUES, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Pierre LARROUTUROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Recalls that the Interinstitutional Agreement adopted on 16 December 2020 accompanying the 2021-2027 MFF Regulation, sets gender equality as an horizontal principle for the 2021-2027 period and forms an integral part of budgetary transparency; calls on the Commission to develop and present to the European Parliament the methodology to measure gender relevant expenditure at programme level in the MFF 2021-2027, including as far as NDICI implementation is concerned;

Amendment 23 #

Hélène LAPORTE, Joachim KUHS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the establishment of an extensive and comprehensive training programme to underpin the implementation of the GAP III, and for the EU to develop gender equality guidelines for all EU actors implementing the GAP III;deleted

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the establishment of an extensive and comprehensive training programme to underpin the implementation of the GAP III~~, and for the EU to develop gender equality guidelines for all EU actors implementing the GAP III;~~ namely on gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting, gender impact assessments and gender analyses as well as gender-based violence; and for the EU to develop gender equality guidelines for all EU actors implementing the GAP III; and in particular, to employ a full time gender focal points in each EU delegation with sufficient resources and time to perform their tasks as well as gender advisers in military CSDP missions;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the establishment of an extensive and comprehensive training programme to underpin the implementation of the GAP III, and for the EU to develop clear and specific gender equality guidelines and set binding targets for all EU actors implementing the GAP III;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Expects that the gender transformative approach of the GAP III be fully respected and that the principle of non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics be fully upheld in the implementation of all funds and accessibility for projects and applicants; believes that this entails the proactive inclusion of civil society organisations working on the intersection of women’s rights and LGBTIQ rights. in particular for projects focused on gender- based and/or domestic violence, education, SRHR and combatting gender stereotypes;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls the necessity of advancing equal participation and leadership given the fact that only a small number of women occupy top management positions; stresses the need to combat any discrimination regarding the occupation of management positions based on gender; underlines the necessity of gender-balanced leadership;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Recalls that women and men should have equal opportunities, equal access to employment and equal pay for equal work in order to be economically independent; underlines that women and men should equally share care responsibilities and have access to adequate social protection, public services, and financial opportunities;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Underlines that gender-based violence is condemned and must be prevented; calls for assessment and improvement of EU’ s initiatives and programmes aiming to end all forms of gender-based violence; highlights the crucial importance of support access for victims; calls for developing increasing protection programmes;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the gender action plan III (GAP III), and in particular, the commitment of 85 % of the EU’s official development aid (ODA) being allocated to programmes having gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective; calls for 20 % of ODA in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects no ODA spending to counter gender-equality achievements; emphasises the need for coordinated and coherent EU action and calls for close cooperation with ~~other acto~~partner governments, civil society, the private sector, trade unions and other key stakeholders;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Reiterates the need to use all available know-how and expertise existing across EU member states in promoting gender rights; reiterates the important role played by academic and education cooperation in reinforcing gender rights across the world and underlines the importance of development studies and global citizenship education in achieving the goals for gender equality;

Amendment 31 #

Margarida MARQUES, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Pierre LARROUTUROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5e. Recalls that education and quality education systems are the foundation for promoting gender equality; stresses the need of increasing investment in girls’ education to achieve equal access to all forms of education and training; emphasises the necessity of measures meant to overcome gender stereotypes and norms that create gender discrimination in schools;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the gender action plan III (GAP III), and in particular, the commitment of 85 % of the EU’s official development aid (ODA) being allocated to programmes having gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective; calls for 20 % of ODA in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects that no ODA ~~spending to counter~~will be spent on projects that could reverse or harm gender-equality achievements; emphasises the need for coordinated and coherent EU action and calls for close cooperation with ~~other acto~~all relevant actors and stakeholders;

Amendment 5 #

Hélène LAPORTE, Joachim KUHS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the gender action plan III (GAP III)~~, and in particular, the commitment of 85 % of the EU’s official development aid (ODA) being allocated to programmes having gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective~~; calls for 20 % of ODA in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects no ODA spending to counter gender-equality achievements; emphasises the need for coordinated and coherent EU action and calls for close cooperation with other actors;

Amendment 6 #

Margarida MARQUES, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Pierre LARROUTUROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights that all crisis have a strongly gendered impact and none more than the current COVID-19 pandemic; underlines that due to the asymmetric impact of the pandemic on sectors and occupations as well as the different position of men and women in the labour market, more women than men have lost their jobs and are more likely to be among furloughed workers;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that funding needs to be accessible for local and small civil society organisations, such as women’s rights organisations and social movements, that work most closely with girls and women in all their diversity and can actively contribute towards linking the 85% target to the actual funding needs of specific regions; emphasises the key role of the neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument and stresses that administrative and implementation barriers should be avoided, since they might hamper the involvement of the most relevant actors; recalls the urgent need for significant funding ~~for~~to support, protect and further enhance universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights;

Amendment 8 #

Margarida MARQUES, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Pierre LARROUTUROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that in order to maximise the impact of EU action funding needs to be accessible for local and small civil society organisations and other relevant local actors that work most closely with girls and women in all their diversity with special focus on single parents and vulnerable situations; emphasises the key role of the neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument and stresses that administrative and implementation barriers should be avoided, since they might hamper the involvement of the most relevant actors; recalls the urgent need for significant funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Highlight~~Underlines that funding needs to be accessible for local and small civil society organisations that work most closely with girls and women in all their diversity and different life situations; emphasises the key role of the neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument and stresses that administrative and implementation barriers should be avoided, since theyat might haimperde the ~~involvement~~work of the most relevant actors; recalls the urgent need for significant funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights;

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2021/05/31 INTA 67 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Highlights that trade policy can contribute to the development and wealth of women, the reduction of socio- economic gaps between women and men and the realisation of women’s rights by ensuring decent work conditions for women and by contributing to sustainable and equitable economic development while expanding opportunities for women entrepreneurship and access to apprenticeships, work and employment;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes the fact~~Notes that the new EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III) calls for the promotion of gender equality through the EU’s trade policy and recalls the necessary support for the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and investment agreements;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 12 #

Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Bernd LANGE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Points out that gender chapters in EU trade and investment agreements should address all areas relevant for upholding women’s rights, such as sexual and reproductive human rights, measures to prevent all forms of gender-based violence, access to employment and equal pay, promotion of gender equality in education, or equal participation in the public and private sphere;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Stresses its previous position calling for a specific chapter on trade and gender equality and women’s empowerment, in the upcoming modernisation of the EU Chile Association agreement; observes with interest the progress made on a trade and gender chapter in the negotiations and calls for a swift conclusion in 2021;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. – having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2010 on human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements,

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Welcomes the Commission's promotion and support of gender provisions in agreements such as the EU- Chile Association Agreement;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Supports the promotion of gender equality and women empowerment outside the European continent’s borders and supports international efforts to promote the inclusion of gender perspective into trade policy and related programmes and international exchange of best practices within international organisations and bodies such as the WTO, ITC and UN on gender-responsive policies and programmes

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. – having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2018 on gender equality in EU trade agreements

Amendment 18 #

Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Karin KARLSBRO, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that trade policy is not gender neutral and that better collection of gender-disaggregated data, together with clear indicators, is needed to adequately assess the different impacts of trade policy on women and men; reiterates its call for the EU and its Member States to draw inspiration from the toolkit developed by UNCTAD and to include in ex ante and ex post impact assessments the country- specific and sector-specific gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements; calls for corrective measures to be taken if necessary; insists that gender issues should not be limited to the TSD chapter but be mainstreamed all across the board; notes that the living and working conditions of women impact on the likelihood of child labour and in turn, on the overall outlook of poorer countries;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that trade policy is not gender neutral and that better collection of gender-disaggregated data, together with clear indicators, is needed to adequately assess the different impacts of trade policy on women and men; reiterates its call for the EU and its Member States to include in ex ante and ex post impact assessments the country-specific and sector-specific gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements; calls on the Commission to work together with international partners, such as the WTO, to collect data, analyse the impact of trade on women and translate data into concrete proposals to improve women’s role in the international trade system;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1 a. Highlights that trade policy has the potential to promote the relevant international standards and legal instruments on gender equality, such as the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that trade policy is not gender neutral and that better collection of gender-disaggregated data, together with clear indicators, is needed to adequately assess the different impacts of trade policy on women and men; reiterates its call for the EU and its Member States to include in ex ante and ex post impact assessments the country-specific and sector-specific gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements; stresses that it is essential to ensure that ex ante and ex post impact assessments involve civil society organisations which are directly implicated in the defence of women’s rights in partner countries;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that trade policy is not always gender neutral and that better collection of gender-disaggregated data, together with clear indicators, is needed to adequately assess the different impacts of trade policy on women and men, as well as a careful analysis of specific local sectors and contexts, in order to avoid replicating or exacerbating existing gender imbalances; reiterates its call for the EU and its Member States to include in ex ante and ex post impact assessments the country-specific and sector-specific gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that trade policy is not gender neutral and that better collection of gender-disaggregated data, together with clear indicators in this area, is needed to ~~adequately assess the different impacts of trade policy on women and men~~ensure that it upholds women's interests more effectively; reiterates its call for the EU and its Member States to include in ex ante and ex post impact assessments the country-specific and sector-specific gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that trade policy ~~is not gender neutral~~should not address gender issues as a matter of priority and that better collection of ~~gender-~~disaggregated data, together with clear indicators, ~~is needed~~can serve to adequately assess the different impacts of trade policy on women and on men; reiterates its call for the EU and ~~its~~ Member States to ~~include in ex ante and ex post impact assess~~collect data on the situation of men’s and woment’s ~~the country-specific and sector-specific gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements~~rights in countries that conclude trade agreements with the EU;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes the importance of conducting systematic and evidence-based gender analyses using, when possible, gender-disaggregated data in consultation with local authorities and organisations, for the assessment of the objectives, monitoring sources, means of implementation and efficacy of outcomes to ensure that trade policies are indeed promoting inclusive economic growth;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that European trade policy is far from being consistent with all the quality and production standards required of European producers; is opposed to EU trade concessions potentially contributing to the maintenance of dictatorial regimes where fundamental rights, including women’s rights, are systematically violated.

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the importance of cooperation activities aimed at improving women's access to education and skills development in the fields of business and management, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and in other areas that could lead to fair pay and decent working conditions for women;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Notes the obstacles that working mothers face in the world, especially single mothers, who are particularly economically vulnerable, including the difficulties linked to pregnancy; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a trade policy that protects mothers;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1 b. Calls for the EU to support and introduce trade policies that reduce socio- economic gaps and ensure a high level of protection and respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights, including gender equality; calls for the EU to ensure that gender equality is a core concept in all EU trade policies;

Amendment 30 #

Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Karin KARLSBRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to pay particular attention when entering into international trade agreements to all forms of violence against women, including female trafficking and exploitation; notes also that the burden of (unpaid) domestic and care work falls heavily on women, and that this has major implications on their educational and professional choices;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the Commission to engage actively in the recently established WTO Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender to work towards a strong Ministerial Declaration in the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) that could serve as a road map for the implementation of the 2017 Buenos Aires Declaration; underlines that the Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender is a first step towards a more permanent platform in the WTO to discuss issues related to trade and gender; stresses that intensified cooperation within international organisations such as the WTO can lead to better sharing of best practices, methods to collect data, as well as the inclusion of a gender perspective in trade; calls on the Commission to pro-actively engage with other WTO members to contribute to the working of the Informal Working Group, with the aim to establish a permanent working group;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the Commission to ~~engage actively~~participate in the recently established WTO Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender to work towards a strong Ministerial Declaration in the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) that could serve as a road map for the implementation of the 2017 Buenos Aires Declaration;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls for the inclusion in all TSD chapters of EU trade agreements of binding and enforceable provisions based on the respect of ILO core labour standards and relevant conventions, in particular Convention No. 189 concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers , Convention No. 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 1979, Convention No 111 concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, and Convention No 100 concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls its demand to the Commission that the composition of the Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) is gender-balanced, that their monitoring role is further extended, that a Trade and Gender committee is established under each FTA to identify shortcomings and that, as is the case with the Canada-Israel FTA, the dispute settlement mechanism applies to gender issues;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that gender inequality in trade can be seriously detrimental to economic development since, in the long term, it can disincentivise skills development and technical innovation, and that unequal access to productive resources and markets can stifle the range of products on offer;

Amendment 36 #

Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Karin KARLSBRO, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls on the Commission to include in the TSD chapters and in the GSP+ regime the ratification and implementation by the trade partners of ILO Conventions 100 on Equal Remuneration, 189 on Domestic Workers, 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, 190 on Violence and Harassment and the CEDAW Convention;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the participation in trade of female entrepreneurs and women; underlines that women are adversely affected both as entrepreneurs, employees, and often as the head caretaker of their family; calls for COVID-19 recovery strategies to pay special attention to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which are often run by women, and to sectors with higher female participation (agriculture, tourism, garment and retail); underlines that women often lack access to finance compared to their male counterparts; calls on the Commission to address the gender gap in investment possibilities for women entrepreneurs;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the participation in trade of female entrepreneurs and women; calls for COVID-19 recovery strategies to pay special attention to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which are often run by women, and burdened with taxation, often in connection with the cost of doing business in a country, that leaves them unable to compete on the foreign market and excludes them from certain economic opportunities, and to sectors with higher female participation (agriculture, tourism, garment and retail);

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on t~~he participation in trade of female entrepreneurs and women~~rade in goods and services; calls for COVID-19 recovery strategies to pay ~~special~~ attention to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which are often run by women, and to sectors with higher female participation (agriculture, tourism, garment and retail); as well as to the situation of women in rural areas; stresses the need for training, innovation and knowledge transfer to be tailored to women’s needs.

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. WPoints out that, according to the report 'Women and trade: the role of trade in promoting gender equality', published jointly by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Bank, trade supports the economic and social empowerment of women in the workplace, marketplace and home, and also women make up, on average, 33% of the labour force in exporting firms versus 24% in non-exporting firms, meaning that countries that are more open to trade, as measured by the trade-to-gross domestic product ratio, have higher levels of gender equality; welcomes the fact that the new EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III) calls for the promotion of gender equality through the EU’s trade policy and recalls the necessary support for the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and investment agreements;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Recognises the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the participation in trade of female entrepreneurs and women; c~~Calls for COVID-19 recovery strategies to pay special attention to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which are often run by women, and to sectors with higher female participation (agriculture, tourism, garment and retail);

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ~~the participation in trade of female entrepreneurs and~~ women; calls for COVID-19 recovery strategies to pay special attention to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which are often run by women, and to sectors with higher female participation (care economy, agriculture, tourism, garment and retail);

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines that the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the disproportionate impact of violations of fundamental rights at work on women, poor working conditions, lack off air wages, irregular or excessive working time, discrimination, as well as gender-based violence and harassment; calls on the EU and its Member States to make real progress in the commitment to elaborate the UN binding treaty on business and human rights, and enforce the ILO Conventions on decent work in supply chains with a gender perspective;

Amendment 43 #

Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Bernd LANGE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Recalls that trade and investment treaties must not lead to the privatisation of public services , in particular that could impact women, both as service providers and service users, and increase gender inequality; underlines that services of general interest and services of general economic interest – such as , water, social services, social security systems, education, waste management, public transport and healthcare – must remain exempted from the scope of trade negotiations

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to table binding measures on pay transparency which can be a useful tool to detect gaps and discrimination within the same sector and bridge the gender pay gap; regrets nonetheless the delay in publishing this proposal and asks the Commission to put forward the proposal as soon as possible building on examples like the one on Switzerland with public procurement policy;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the EU commission to carefully evaluate the impact of trade agreements on sectors with a high percentage of women workers, such as garment and small-scale agriculture. Recalls that the economic crisis produced by COVID -19 has strongly affected these sectors and exacerbated the risk of increasing inequality, discrimination and exploitation of female workers

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes with concern the persistent gender gap in digital access and digital skills; calls for the Commission and the Member States to support female entrepreneurs in acquiring the necessary skills through development cooperation and Aid for Trade; stresses that policies promoting female participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics provide an opportunity for the European Union to establish itself in these sectors in which third countries are increasingly advancing, and to stimulate the economic recovery;1a _________________ 1a https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/do cuments/2017.2082_mh0217177enn_pdfw eb_20170803123353.pdf

Amendment 47 #

Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Karin KARLSBRO, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes with concern the persistent gender gap in digital access and digital skills, which can reach 33% in least developed countries; calls for the Commission and the Member States to support female entrepreneurs in acquiring the necessary skills through development cooperation and Aid for Trade; stresses the need to ensure women’s and girls’ affordable access to ICTs, mitigate the threats that thwarts women’s access to ICTs , support the development of applications and services that meet women’s needs, and promote women’s access to decision-making positions in ICTs companies;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes with concern the persistent gender gap in digital access and digital skills; notes that women have less access to skills development compared to their male counterparts, preventing them from developing their business, or their possibilities as employee; calls for the Commission and the Member States to support female entrepreneurs and employees in acquiring the necessary skills through trade policy, such as the Generalised Scheme of Preferences, Economic Partnership Agreements, development cooperation and Aid for Trade;

Amendment 49 #

Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Karin KARLSBRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes ~~with co~~the differencerns th~~e persistent gender gap in digital~~at exist in certain preferential trading partner countries of the EU as regards women’s access ~~and~~to digital ~~skills~~competence; calls for the Commission and the Member States to support female entrepreneurs in acquiring the necessary skills through development cooperation and Aid for Trade;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that the new EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III) calls for the promotion of gender equality through the EU’s trade policy and recalls the necessary support for the inclusion of a specific gender chapter ins or gender mainstreaming of EU trade and investment agreements to increase the scope of free trade agreements, as well as all aspects of EU trade policy; underlines that including specific trade and gender actions can lead to more visibility of the problems women face, which can contribute to resolving barriers to trade faced by women;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes with concern the persistent gender gap in digital access and digital skills; calls for the Commission and the Member States to support female entrepreneurs, traders and workers in acquiring the necessary skills through development cooperation and Aid for Trade;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes ~~with concern~~ the persistent digital skills shortage and gender gap in digital access and digital skills; calls for the Commission and the Member States to support ~~fem~~alel entrepreneurs in acquiring the necessary skills through development cooperation and Aid for Trade;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes with concern the persistent gender gap in digital access and digital skills; calls for the Commission and the Member States to support female entrepreneurs and workers in acquiring the necessary skills through development cooperation and Aid for Trade;

Amendment 53 #

Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Bernd LANGE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Expresses its concerns about the possibility of an increase in the digital gender gap in developing countries and regions in the current COVID-19 crisis; stresses the importance of promoting digital proficiency, digital accessibility and digital affordability for women and girls as instruments to obtain gender equality in development strategies; stresses the need to channel development funds into the promotion of the digital education of women and girls , and to support female-led projects in the digital sector, especially those with a social impact;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes that e-commerce has a potential to connect more female entrepreneurs with international markets; however, calls for the Commission to support women in adopting new technologies such as blockchain that due to its peer-to-peer nature, anonymity and efficiency can help certain women to overcome some discriminatory legal and cultural barriers to trade, improve their access to finance and help them to integrate in global value chains;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the need to verify whether third-country operators participating in public tenders or procedures launched by the Union and Member States comply with EU law with regard to human rights, in particular as regards discrimination against women;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Recalls that women with disabilities, women that are members of ethnic and minority groups, women from different socio-economic backgrounds, older women and women in rural areas, as well as refugee and migrant women, may face difficulties in accessing digital services and related infrastructure; stresses the importance of an intersectional approach to all gender mainstreaming initiatives as regards increasing women’s access to and use of digital services, and to education and employment in the digital economy and society; calls on the Member States to tackle the digital exclusion of all vulnerable groups in society and to make ICT education accessible to them by adapting teaching methods and timetables to take account of the different factors determining women’s access to education;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Notes with concern the difficulties that women face in many countries around the world in accessing education, professional training and, therefore, the world of work;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Recalls that access to finance is essential to take advantage of new export opportunities; underlines that women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses often face gender-specific barriers to accessing finance; calls for the facilitating, as much as possible, of the access of women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses to finance;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ensure through its trade policy that women are not discriminated against and that their rights are fully respected in all EU trading partner countries, especially those which are given priority and preferential treatment; demands that sufficient resources arbe made available to promote the core value of gender equality in its trade and investment policies and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to ~~incorpor~~to ensure thate the ~~gender perspective~~basic rights of EU citizens are not undermined and violated by third country EU preferential trading partners.

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that the new EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III) calls for the promotion of gender equality through the EU’s trade policy and recalls the necessary support for the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and investment agreements; believes that the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer should be charged with overseeing the effective implementation of gender chapters in trade agreements;

Amendment 60 #

Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Bernd LANGE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available to promote ~~the core value of~~a gender equality perspective in its trade and investment policies, through dialogue and an exchange of good practices with trade partners in order to create an environment in which women have access to decent work and genuinely equal pay, and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective.

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available to promote the core value of gender equality in its trade and investment policies and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective. in the entire process of trade negotiations and policy formulation, by appointing gender focal points

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available to promote the core value of gender equality in its trade and investment policies and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspectivethe secretariats of the EU institutions have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective in order to ensure the long- term sustainability of trade policy and maximise its effectiveness.

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available and to disclose the resources allocated to promote the core value of gender equality in its trade and investment policies and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective.

Amendment 64 #

Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Bernd LANGE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Is convinced that sharing best practices between the EU and organisations active in researching and promoting women economic empowerment such as ILO, ITC, UNCTAD, World Bank and creation of networks involving academia, CSOs and other stakeholders is indispensable for achieving results; stresses in this context also the role of parliaments; calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are available to promote the core value of gender equality also in its trade and investment policies and to ensure that the secretariats of the EU institutions responsible for trade policy and negotiations have the knowledge and technical capacity to incorporate the gender perspective in the entire process of trade negotiations and policy formulation;

Amendment 66 #

Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Margarida MARQUES, Joachim SCHUSTER, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Bernd LANGE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that in order to pursue the aim of promoting gender equality through trade policy, trade policy must ensure that women play a greater role in negotiating and implementing trade agreements;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Welcomes ISO International Workshop Agreement (ISO/IWA 34) on global definitions related to women’s entrepreneurship (with an aim to facilitate policymaking, data collection and access to capacity building, finance, and markets for women's economic empowerment);

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the fact that the new EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III) calls for the promotion of gender equality through the EU’s trade policy and re~~calls the necessary support for~~jects the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and investment agreements; underlines that ideologising EU trade policy does not constitute a solution for improving the quality of democracy beyond our borders;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that the new EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III) calls for the promotion of gender equality through the EU’s trade policy; a~~nd recalls the necessary support~~sks the Commission and the Council to adopt a horizontal mandate for the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and investment agreements;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that the new EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III) c~~alls for the~~ontinues to promot~~ion of~~e gender equality through the EU’s trade policy ~~and recalls the necessary~~; welcomes the Commission and the Council's promotion and support ofor the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and investment agreements;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Welcomes the inclusive nature of the consultation process undertaken to inform the drafting of the EU GAP III and the reflection of recommendations provided by Member States, EU gender focal points, and especially women’s rights civil society organisations (WCSOs) in the EU GAP III;

Amendment 100 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the introduction of country-level implementation plans; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to take full ownership of ~~gender~~context-sensitive country reporting ~~and gender mainstreaming~~;

Amendment 101 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Reiterates that gender balance at all levels - including in senior management positions - is a sine qua non condition to mainstream gender perspective in all EU policies; regrets that no progress has been made in the appointment of a new Principal Advisor on Gender and calls on the EEAS to strengthen its role, mandate, resources and competencies; Points out that the fact that no woman applied for the position of Secretary General of the EEAS shows the extent to which the EU needs to improve its actions to promote gender equality through concrete actions, including talent-spotting and mentoring, networking, facilitation of work-life balance and trainings and coaching for women in management and pre- management positions; highlights the need to further cooperate with EU Member States and national diplomatic schools in promoting the role of women in diplomacy, while encouraging their integration into the European External Action Service as Seconded national experts (SNE);

Amendment 102 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Recalls that education strategies should be oriented both to girls’ as well as women, as education should comprise primary, secondary and post-secondary education; stresses that access to all levels of education is the basis to achieving gender equality and economic empowerment; recalls that access to education is limited by various factors on a case-by-case basis, thus, not only linked with unsafe learning environments and by the lack of appropriate sanitation facilities, but also due to a non-exhaustive range of factors established by UNESCO, such as child marriage, adolescent pregnancy, discriminatory gender norms in society, child labour or the lack of easy and safe access to schools near where they live;

Amendment 103 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on the EEAS to enforce the GAP III commitment of one full-time gender focal point in EU Delegations and one gender adviser in all civilian and military CSDP missions and that those should report directly to the senior leadership of the EU Delegations and missions/operations respectively, and to provide training to Member State embassies and EU Delegations on GAP III;

Amendment 104 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Regrets the target that only 85% of new EU external actions will have gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as a significant or main objective by 2025; regrets that the remaining 15% of external actions do not include gender equality; insists that the target of 100% be reached by 2025;

Amendment 105 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Underlines the need to ensure that all EU external financial instruments, notably NDICI and IPA III, contribute to the GAP III objectives;

Amendment 106 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Regrets the lack of consideration heritage in the GAP III of feminine cultural heritage across countries and women’s role in the protection and development of culture; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to develop programmes aiming at protecting and recognizing the cultural heritage and traditions developed by women, which frequently go unnoticed, especially throughout the whole conflict cycle;

Amendment 107 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Welcomes the assumption of special responsibility by the EU's multilateral delegations for the promotion of gender equality policies, calls on the Commission and the EEAS to work in this direction in all international bodies, especially in the framework of the United Nations and in its relations with other regional organisations, as a defining axis of the EU's foreign policy;

Amendment 108 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Calls on the EU Delegations in relevant countries to involve other EU and Member States actors in drafting and implementing of CLIPs and to build local action coalitions to pro-actively foster the implementation of GAP III and make it a whole-of-EU exercise;

Amendment 109 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7 c. Recalls that women and girls are disproportionately affected by conflict and climate change, due to cultural and structural gender inequalities, and recalls that climate change and conflicts create compounding gendered risks; therefore calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to support gender mainstreaming in climate change policy- making at national and international level and in all actions related to the European Green Deal, including by improving the representation of women and marginalised groups, appointing national gender focal points for climate negotiations, and monitoring the interplay of gender equality and climate change;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Supports GAP III ambition to make gender equality a key priority of all EU external policies and actions; underlines the need to ensure gender mainstreaming in all external policy fields, notably CFSP, the EU trade policy, enlargement policy, neighbourhood policy, development policy, humanitarian aid and CSDP;

Amendment 110 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 111 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Expects specific and measurable baselines and targets to be added to the joint staff working document on the objectives and indicators to frame the implementation of the GAP III (SWD(2020)0284), as well as road maps and timelines for all objectives, and sanctions in case of non-fulfilment; notes that indicators based on the percentage of trainings on GEWE and GAP III, WPS, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and Sexual Harassment (SH) are not sufficient to determine the achievement of targets in this area; calls for the number of complaints on sexual abuse and harassment to be taken into account in the evaluation of compliance and reiterates the need to strengthen complaint mechanisms and to further protect victims and whistle-blowers.

Amendment 112 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Expects ~~specific and~~the development of indicators and analysis adapted to the nature of each external action policy with measurable baselines and targets to be added to the joint staff working document ~~on the objectives and indicators~~ to frame the implementation of the GAP III ~~(SWD(2020)0284)~~, as well as specific road maps and timelines for all objectives, and sanctions in case of non-fulfilment; notes that in particular the use of gender analysis in the formulation of EU external actions is increasing and almost all EU Delegations have carried out a detailed gender analysis.

Amendment 113 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 114 #

Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Thierry MARIANI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Expects specific and measurable baselines, indicators, actions and targets to be added to the joint staff working document on the objectives and indicators to frame the implementation of the GAP III (SWD(2020)0284), as well as road maps and timelines for all objectives, and sanctions in case of non-fulfilment; calls for all GAP III indicators to be disaggregated.

Amendment 115 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 116 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 117 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls for a focus on results and strengthening accountability towards EU citizens by publicly reporting on the qualitative and quantitative results of the GAP III and assess its impact at country, regional and international level, develop an approach to monitoring which allows it not just to track deliverables but to track social dynamics and how they may have changed as a result of the programmes implemented under GAP III; calls for an independent evaluation, possibly conducted by civil society; welcomes the commitment to a mid-term evaluation of the GAP III, and calls on the Commission and the EEAS to engage in an annual debate with the Parliament to take stock of advancements or lack thereof;

Amendment 118 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Underlines that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a weapon of war, and that women are disproportionately affected by conflict related sexual violence and other human rights violations with impunity, including higher risk of trafficking; Recalls that the Rome Statute provides a permanent legal framework to extensively address SGBV as a crime against humanity and therefore, calls on the EU to actively support the independent and essential activity of the International Criminal Court both politically and financially;

Amendment 119 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Urges the EU to lead by example and significantly improve the gender balance of leadership and management positions, notably in the EEAS Headquarters, for Heads of EU Delegations and EU Special Representatives;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Welcomes GAP III as an important contribution for the EU to work towards a gender-equal word and to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 5;

Amendment 120 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Welcomes GAP III focus on young people as drivers of change and calls for the meaningful involvement of young people, women and men, into the conception and implementation of actions; welcomes GAP III’s increased attention to men and boys, gender relations and an improved approach to tackle root causes of gender inequalities through specific objectives and indicators; emphasizes the importance of creating practical ways to involve men and boys as agents of change regarding discriminatory social norms, gender stereotypes, and gender-drivers of conflict in the implementation of GAP III through setting additional indicators and targets related to men and boy's engagement;

Amendment 121 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Stresses the need for the European Union to support women leaders in political institutions, including parliament, political parties and Election Management Bodies, therefore promoting working opportunities for women at all governmental levels; calls on the EU to encourage and retain women leaders, and highlight the constructive contribution women leaders make to decision-making as well as increasing role models;

Amendment 122 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8 c. Stresses the enormous gender dimension of the crime of trafficking; considers international cooperation to be a fundamental condition for the success of any response to human trafficking; calls for further integration of the fight against trafficking in women and girls into the objectives of GAP III and for increased synergies with the EU Strategy on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings (2021-2025); Calls on the Commission to deepening partnerships with third countries, regional and international organisations in order to step up cooperation and enhance criminal intelligence, information sharing and facilitate international judicial cooperation; Calls on the EEAS to play a key role on the fight against trafficking of women and children through political dialogue and by making full use of its external tools; underlines the potential for international cooperation in training for law enforcement, immigration and other relevant officials in the prevention of trafficking in persons with a human rights, child- and gender-sensitive approach, which should encourage cooperation with non-governmental organizations and civil society;

Amendment 123 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8 c. Welcomes the reference made in GAP III to the potential of the EU accession process to promote gender equality in candidate and potential candidate countries; calls on the European Commission and the EEAS to further use the accession negotiations as a leverage to make enlargement deliver for women;

Amendment 124 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8 d. Welcomes that GAP III takes into account the situation of migrant women and girls; calls on particular attention to be paid to the situation of women and girls on the move, on migration routes or camps, specifically calls for their access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), SRHR and to maternal health; stresses the importance of gender-sensitive reintegration programs for internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees after their return to their home and gender-sensitive work with traumatised girls and women;

Amendment 125 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8 d. Stresses the important role of parliamentary diplomacy in advancing gender equality, promoting women's political participation and empowerment and breaking gender stereotypes; calls on the EU and its Member States to further involve the European Parliament and national parliaments in their gender strategies in external action;

Amendment 126 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)

8 e. Welcomes the GAP III objective to support gender equality through the EU trade policy; calls on the Commission, the Council and the EEAS to promote and support the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in all EU trade and investment agreements, and to ensure that it specifically foresees the commitment to promote gender equality and women empowerment;

Amendment 127 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)

8 e. Notes the need for greater coordination between the European institutions, the External Action Service and the Member States in reporting on the implementation of GAP III; stresses that, for a proper monitoring of implementation, reporting must adopt a strong and solid impact-oriented approach;

Amendment 128 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8 f. Welcomes that GAP III emphasises the gender dimension of environmental degradation and climate change and reiterates the EU’s commitment to act on it;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to use GAP III as a b~~asis~~lueprint to enhance gender mainstreaming in their external action, to put its gender-transformative, human rights-based, intersectional approach into practice, and to adopt and implement a feminist foreign policy; stresses the need to put experiences of women and girls facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and marginalization at the heart of policy-making and to increase the involvement of women in needs assessments, planning, decision-making and implementation processes;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to use GAP III as a basis to enhance gender mainstreaming in their external action, to put its gender-transformative, rights-based, intersectional approach into practice, and to adopt a feminist foreign policy; welcomes the initiatives of some member states, such as Sweden and Spain, to develop feminist foreign policy strategies; welcomes the highlighting in GAP III of the work of equality ministries to achieve the eradication of gender-based violence and gender inequalities;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the EU Member States to use GAP III as a basis to enhance gender equality and gender mainstreaming in their external action, to support the full enjoyment of human rights by all girls and women, to strengthen their empowerment across the globe, and to put its gender-transformative, rights-based, intersectional approach into practice~~, and to adopt a feminist foreign policy~~;

Amendment 16 #

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to use GAP III as a basis to enhance gender mainstreaming in their external action, to put its gender-transformative, rights-based, intersectional approach into practice, and to adopt a f~~eminist f~~oreign policy that endorses equality between women and man, compliance with women's rights, and empowerment and self-determination of women and girls;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on the~~ Member States tomay, at their own discretion, use GAP III as a basis to enhance ~~gender~~the mainstreaming ~~in their external action, to put its gender-transformative, rights- based, intersectional approach into practice,~~of equality between men and women in their external action; calls on the Member States to put into practice their approach based on equal rights between men and women and to adopt a ~~feminist~~ foreign policy that promotes equality between men and women;

Amendment 19 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to use GAP III as a basis to enhance gender mainstreaming in their external action, to put its ~~gender-transformative,~~ rights- based, ~~intersectional~~ approach into practice~~, and to adopt a feminist foreign policy~~;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the EU Gender Action Plan III (GAP III) and its ambitious and comprehensive objectives, and insists on its full implementation, policy coherence and institutional capacity across all areas of EU external action and the institutional structures of the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS); calls on the Commission and the EEAS to put proper measures in place for continuous monitoring of progress or lack thereof, accountability and transparency in implementing GAP III, as well as for reporting and communicating on achievements and gaps;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 21 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to use GAP III as a basis to enhance the gender ~~mainstreaming~~perspective in their external action, to put its ~~gender-transformative,~~ rights- based~~, intersectional~~ approach into practice, and to ~~adopt a feminist foreign policy~~focus their foreign policy programs on fundamental freedoms and human rights;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the Commission and EEAS to strengthened synergies with the United Nations, partner countries and other international stakeholders, to jointly advance and successfully reach international targets related to gender equality in the 2030 Agenda, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and their review conferences, the UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and its follow-up resolutions, as well as the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses the need for a strong policy dialogue and technical assistance to bring gender equality into the enlargement and neighbourhood policies; welcomes for the inclusion of the principle of gender equality among the objectives of the Global Europe Instrument - NDICI and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance III;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to address the problem of structural inequalities across the globe that still inhibit the development and participation of women and marginalised groups, which needs to be the basis for effectively implementing GAP III;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Expects systematic gender mainstreaming in all EU external action to remain at the top of the EU’s political agenda, also beyond the lifetime of the GAP III; emphasises the commitment of the Commission and the EEAS to protect and enable LGBTIQ persons to assert their rights around the world in the Commission’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Emphasises the need for a truly gender-transformative approach across all EU external action; recalls that current policies and programming tend to problematise issues touching upon the lives of women and marginalised groups (e.g. their lack of participation in foreign policy making or gender-based violence), by implicitly defining women and marginalised groups as the problem, which normalises masculine values and men as the group in power that sets the rules, rather than tackling root causes, including toxic masculinity and toxic power structures; therefore demands a shift in policy-making by addressing inequalities not simply by tackling the symptoms or treating women and marginalised groups as targets of policy, such as increasing women’s representation but also challenging men’s over-representation;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2 d. Welcomes the GAP III’s recognition of the importance of actively engaging men and boys to promote change in social attitudes and, as a result, broader structural change; highlights the need to support boys and men to adopt healthy and positive attitudes and behaviours, embrace new masculinities and challenge stereotypical gender norms, in order to continuously foster a supportive environment for gender equality, including by engaging with them as agents of change and ensuring that the GAP III yields positive results for them too;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2 e. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to focus on their own internal structures as well, starting with the equitable representation of women and marginalised groups across all levels, establishing the requirements of a gender- responsive leadership for all EU leaders and managers, and gender-sensitive recruitment processes where internal recruitment policies are adjusted through a review of job descriptions (e.g. years of experience), gender-sensitive job evaluation, and a possible mentoring programme for people transitioning into new jobs - to attract more women; calls on all Member States to nominate more women and candidates from marginalised groups to seconded positions in the EEAS and to CSDP missions and operations; calls on the EEAS to also aim for gender balance at all levels of CSDP missions and operations;

Amendment 29 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)

2 f. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to collect relevant human resources data, disaggregated by gender, to assess numbers of nominations, short-listed candidates, selections, contract extensions, and length of deployment, among others, and track progress, as well as to conduct systematised interviews with women and people belonging to marginalised groups about their reasons for leaving posts;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)

2 g. Regrets that the important issue of diversity is grouped into the role of the EEAS Advisor on Gender and Diversity, and calls on the EEAS to accord the necessary importance to both gender equality and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda, as well as diversity and inclusion, and establish one role for each of these topics, each with their own resources and sufficient amount of staff; calls for the appointment of a full-time gender adviser in each EEAS Directorate, reporting directly to the EEAS Advisor and to encourage their staff to work closely with the European Institute for Gender Equality;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 h (new)

2 h. Encourages the Parliament to actively contribute to the GAP III through its parliamentary diplomacy and delegations, and to develop a strategy and concrete guidelines towards this end;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 i (new)

2 i. Appreciates the commitment to fighting gender-based violence and extending sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); emphasises the importance of systematically supporting the universal access to SRHR around the globe, including access to safe and legal abortion, contraception and sexuality education; highlights the need to take age into account in SRHR-related actions in line with an intersectional approach, by ensuring accessible, youth-friendly information and services;

Amendment 33 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to counter any forms of discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, class, religion, disability or age, as part of EU external action;deleted

Amendment 34 #

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to step up public communication and information in third countries and to counter any forms of discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, class, religion, disability or age, as part of EU external action;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to prevent and counter any forms of discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, ~~class, religion, disability~~gender expression and sex characteristics, class, caste, religion, disability, physical appearance, or age, as part of EU external action;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to counter any forms of discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, ~~sexual orientation, gender identity,~~ class, religion, disability or age, as part of EU external action, with regard not only to marginalised groups, but also the to the majority population;

Amendment 39 #

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to counter any forms of discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity, class, religion, belief, disability or age, as part of EU external action;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the EU Gender Action Plan III (GAP III) and its ambitious and comprehensive objectives, and insists on its full implementation, policy coherence and institutional capacity across all areas of EU external action and the institutional structures of the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS);

Amendment 40 #

Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Thierry MARIANI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to counter any forms of discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, class, religion, wage, disability or age, as part of EU external action;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to counter any forms of discrimination based on ~~gender~~sex, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ~~gender identity,~~ class, religion, disability or age, as part of EU external action;

Amendment 42 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the EU Member States to pursue intersectional gender equality as the guiding principle of EU’s external action, incorporating the following objectives: respect for and full enjoyment of human rights of women, freedom from psychological, physical and sexual violence, participation of women in conflict prevention, mediation, resolution of conflicts and peacebuilding, political participation of women and influence in all areas of society, participation of women in decision-making processes, negotiations and leadership, economic rights, autonomy and empowerment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses the important role of member states in achieving the objectives of GAP III; encourages EU Member States to align their policies and programmes in coherence with the objectives of the European Union and to increase their actions in the fight against gender-based violence through, inter alia, the establishment of focal points for gender-based violence within their consular services;

Amendment 44 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Notes the widespread occurrence of gender-based hate speech and online and offline harassment of women and girls within the EU and in third countries, calls on the Commission, the Member States, EEAS and the EU delegations to publicly condemn these acts and take measures against them;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission for continuous actions to eliminate gender-based violence, committing to a widespread ratification and implementation of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Emphasises that the EU should lead the way amongst the international community, in stepping up efforts to eradicate the use of sexual violence as a weapon in armed conflict;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Welcomes the fact that GAP III addresses the extreme vulnerability of migrant women and girls; in this regard, calls on the Commission to incorporate the gender and intersectional approach immigration policies that guarantees the right of women and girl asylum seekers and refugees, devoting resources to eradicating the discrimination faced by women and girls on the basis of, inter alia, their gender, racial ethnic origin, socio-economic status, administrative situation and place of origin and to step up work in order to ensure proper identification and protection against potential violence, harassment, rapes and women trafficking at reception centres across Europe; calls for the full application of the Istanbul Convention in migration and asylum policies; and stresses the need for all Member States in the EU to ratify the Istanbul Convention and to fully implement all its provisions as well as the need for the EU to access the Convention;

Amendment 48 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Regrets the lack of inclusion in the GAP III of the particular discrimination and sexual violence that women engaged in the sex industry suffer, including in prostitution, due to poverty, being victims of human trafficking or other types of distress; calls for an EU-wide action plan to prevent and combat all forms of violence, including rape, domestic violence, verbal and physical aggression, online harassment and all other types of GBV;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Welcomes the inclusion of sexual and gender-based violence within the criteria for the imposition of sanctions in the framework of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act); reiterates its call to the Council and the European Council to move towards qualified majority voting, by activating the passerelle clause regarding sanctions and human rights;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the EU Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming into the EU’s foreign and security policy including trade and sustainable development policy; stresses that the following principles should be at the core of a EU gender-based policy: human rights, democracy and the rule of law, disarmament and non-proliferation, international cooperation for development and climate action; calls for the participation of the feminist civil society organisations in the designing and implementing the EU’s Foreign Policy; in addition, affirms that a foreign and security policy that does not represent women, girls and LGBTIQ+ rights and does not address current injustices further reinforces imbalances; considers that to put an end to these injustices, the unequal balance of power between the genders must be recognised;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Considers that women's right to sexual and reproductive health (SRHR) should be a priority in the EU’s development policy;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Notes that GAP III mentions the inclusion of gender equality provisions in free trade agreements; regrets, however, that neither gender nor human rights clauses are triggered when human and women's rights violations occur, as is happening in Gaza and Colombia; calls on the Commission to study the impact of gender on existing trade agreements and, in advance, on any new ones that may be signed; calls for the incorporation into new agreements and into existing ones, as far as possible, of effective clauses and sanctioning mechanisms to achieve gender equality and guarantee women's rights and empowerment; calls on the Commission and the Council to promote and support the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and Association Agreements and to ensure that it specifically foresees binding commitments to respect and promote gender equality and women empowerment; calls for the promotion of principles of internationally recognised standards, international Agreements and UN Conventions and commitments on girls and women rights, gender equality, gender mainstreaming and the empowerment of women in these agreements, based on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the SDGs, the CEDAW and the fundamental ILO Conventions; calls on the Commission to include gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements in ex- ante and ex-post impact assessments and to ensure that trade agreements do not exacerbate existing inequalities or create new ones;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Recognises the fact that humanitarian crises intensify SRHR related challenges and recalls that in crisis zones, women and girls are particularly exposed to sexual violence, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual exploitation and unwanted pregnancies; calls to guarantee universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights as agreed in the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the review conferences thereof acknowledging that they contribute to the achievement of all health-related SDGs such as prenatal care and measures to avoid high-risk births and reduce infant and child mortality; points out that access to family planning, maternal health services and safe and legal abortion services are important elements for saving women’s lives;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. Calls for one of the priorities for GAP III to be the fight against sexual violence, address issues related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, advance women's economic and material empowerment and advocate for sustainable development; calls to ensure that the EU has a unified position and takes strong action to univocally denounce the backlash against gender equality, LGBTIQ+ rights and measures undermining women’s rights, autonomy and emancipation in every field; reminds that an important way to combat this backlash is by proactively advancing rights-based gender equality and mainstreaming gender overall;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3 f. Regrets that GAP III barely mentions trafficking and makes no reference to sexual exploitation and sex tourism; calls on the Commission and Member States, in this regard, to enhance cooperation with third countries in order to combat all forms of trafficking inhuman beings, paying particular attention to the gender dimension of trafficking in persons to specifically combat child marriage, the sexual exploitation of women and girls and sex tourism; calls for mandatory impact assessment on the risks posed by a third country with regard to human trafficking as part of general ex-ante conditionality of all visa liberalisation agreements; stresses the need of the introduction of effective cooperation with third countries in regard to human trafficking among the mandatory criteria to be met for any visa liberalisation agreement; calls on the Commission, the Council and the EEAS to introduce in their negotiations with third countries on association and cooperation agreements with third countries a benchmark framework of cooperation with regards to effectively counter-human trafficking, including a transparent protocol for recording data on referrals and prosecution of trafficking; calls for the establishment of a gender- sensitive approach to trafficking in persons, by comprehensively addressing the impact it has on the realization of a wide range of human rights, in the context of any conflict;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)

3 g. Stresses that in order to achieve the full guarantee and enjoyment of human rights and women's rights, the EU should support the creation of this Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights within the UN framework and to base it not on business plans but on an international commitment;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)

3 h. Condemns the increase in gender- based violence and femicides during the COVID19 pandemic; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and Member States to increase vigilance and redouble efforts to eradicate violence against women;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)

3 i. Stresses that education is a key factor in achieving gender equality and in combating stereotypes and intersectional and gender-based discrimination; considers that public, quality, inclusive education and equal access to education are essential for achieving gender equality; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to make education for equality a priority of feminist foreign policy;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 j (new)

3 j. Deplores the still widespread and harmful practices of child, early and forced marriage, female genital mutilation, obstetric violence and gender selection; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to make the eradication of such discrimination a priority in their external action;

Amendment 59 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 k (new)

3 k. Regrets the weakness of GAP III in terms of women's access to the use and enjoyment of natural resources; stresses that women carry the greatest burden of care work on land and family farms; regrets that women do not have control and ownership of land; stresses that in the context of climate emergency, food insecurity and malnutrition in much of the world, the role and empowerment of women is critical to address these challenges;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to strengthen the synergies with the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security and its Action Plan (2019- 2024), the EU Gender Equality Strategy (2020-2025), the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy (2020-2025), the EU Anti-racism Action Plan 2020-2025, the EU Roma Strategic Framework for equality, inclusion and participation and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024;

Amendment 60 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the systematic implementation of rigorous gender analysis, gender-disaggregated data collection, gender budgeting and gender impact assessments~~, as well as for mandatory training on gender equalit~~ to inform the design of all EU and EU Member States external financing, as well as their engagement in policy dialogues; encourages in line with GAP III the earmarking of resources to conduct sector-specific gender analyses where they are lacking; welcomes the specifications for mandatory training for all EU personnel at HQ, in EU Delegations, in Member States Embassies or deployed in CSDP missions and operations, on gendere quality, including pre-deployment and pre-posting training; stresses the need to invest in knowledge, resources and in-house expertise on gender equality in EU Delegations to be able to implement GAP III adequately;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the systematic implementation of rigorous gender analysis, gender-disaggregated data collection, gender budgeting and gender impact assessments, as well as for mandatory training on gender equality, with special attention to middle and upper management of the EEAS HQ, Heads of EU Delegations, and Heads/ Commanders of CSDP missions and operations, and including on harassment; calls for a zero tolerance policy with regards to sexual and gender-based violence; recalls that this commitment is included in the GAP III and that a commitment to establish an EU-wide policy on sexual harassment has already been made in the WPS Action Plan, without any progress so far;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the systematic implementation of rigorous gender analysis, ~~gender-disaggregated data collection, gender budgeting and gender impact assessments, as well as for mandatory training on gender equality~~and relevant impact assessments;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the systematic implementation of rigorous gender analysis for men and women, gender-disaggregated data collection, ~~gender budgeting and gender impact assessments~~impact assessments on equality between men and women, as well as for mandatory training on ~~gender~~ equality between men and women;

Amendment 65 #

4 a. Welcomes the strong focus of GAP III on combatting all forms of violence against women and girls, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the eradication of female genital mutilation and the eradication of all gender-based violence to be systematically addressed in the EU political dialogues with third countries; reiterates support to the EU- UN Spotlight Initiative; urges all EU Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention; calls on the EEAS to put the ratification of the Istanbul Convention high on the agenda of its Political Dialogue with Council of Europe partner countries; encourages other countries to express their interest to accede to it; urges the EU to exercise all possible leverage for the perpetrators of mass rapes in warfare to be reported, identified, prosecuted and punished in accordance with international criminal law;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Regrets that the appointment of senior gender advisors to support the leadership and staff of the Commission's Directorates-General responsible for external relations, the European External Action Service and EU delegations and CSDP missions and operations is only encouraged; points out that this figure should be mandatory;

Amendment 67 #

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to share the Plan with interested partners, encouraging them to take up its best practices and putting EU expertise in the field at their service in doing so;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Stresses the importance to ensure universal access to SRHR and welcomes GAP III strong commitment to it; underlines the need to focus on all age groups, including girls and younger women, and provide relevant information, education and access to them;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Regrets that there is still no gender parity in management positions and that the Commission has committed itself to achieving this only by the end of the mandate; considers that gender balance in management positions should be achieved by 2022;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Expects the Commission, the Member States and the EEAS to systematically integrate the GAP III in all their external action, at all levels of engagement and in all relevant activities and concepts, including in policy and programming frameworks, strategies, and the Strategic Compass, as well as in its regional cooperation and in multilateral fora;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the need to tackle the shrinking space for civil society, to strengthen the capacity-building of WCSOs and to closely consult with organisations fighting, in particular, for the rights of women, girls and marginalised groups, and with women’s rights defenders; welcomes the focus on women’s participation in civic life in the GAP III; highlights the worrying development that highly organised and well-funded movements and organisations, such as Ordo Iuris, work to weaken women’s rights, LGBTQI* rights and civil society participation to undermine the rule of law and reinforce or increase their power; strongly encourages the Commission and EU Member States to earmark firm commitments for financing women’s rights organizations and feminist movements as key drivers of transformational and sustainable change towards gender equality;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the need to tackle the shrinking space for civil society and to closely consult with organisations fighting, in particular, for the rights of women, girls and marginalised groups, including girl- and youth-led feminist organisations, groups and movements; encourages their inclusion in the programming and reporting process, as well as regular, structural exchanges with them, and calls for sustainable funding of civil society, as one of the main actors holding the EU to account for the implementation of GAP III; cautions of the current approach of mainly funding larger or well-established organisations, making it extremely difficult for new and smaller organisations to receive funding, while new actors could bring innovative and novel approaches to the status quo;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Highlights the need to tackle~~Deplores the shrinking space for civil society and highlights the need to tackle this reduction and to closely consult with organisations fighting, in particular, for the rights of women, girls and marginalised groups; strongly condemns the criminalisation and persecution of women defenders of women's rights, LGBTIQ rights and human rights; insists that the European Union must make use of human rights clauses in free trade agreements in countries that fail to protect women defenders;

Amendment 73 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the need to tackle the shrinking space for civil society and to closely consult with organisations fighting, in particular, for the rights of women, girls and marginalised groups; In this regard, proposes that the European Commission should facilitate input by civil society actors regarding proposing human rights violation cases applicable for EU sanctions, such as the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions regime (EU Magnitsky Act);

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the need to tackle the shrinking space for civil society and to closely consult in all the stages of the joint programming and implementation, with organisations fighting, in particular, for the rights of women, girls and marginalised groups; stresses the need to support women human rights defenders and peace builders in the EU external action;

Amendment 75 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the need to ~~tackle the shrinking~~enhance the space for civil society and to closely consult with organisations ~~fighting, in particular, for the rights of women, girls and marginalised group~~engaged in the fighting for the rights of all girls and women, including women’s rights activists, human rights defenders, young people, and religious and faith-based organizations;

Amendment 76 #

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the need to tackle the shrinking space for civil society, reinforce existing structures and to closely consult with organisations fighting, in particular, for the rights of women, girls and marginalised groups;

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Points out the need to increase the monitoring and accountability of EU action, especially with regards to the human rights, democracy and gender nexus; requests the EEAS and the Commission to include a specific update on the actions carried out to mainstreaming gender equality in the country reports of its Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy;

Amendment 78 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Calls on the EU to recognize women's leadership in the fight against climate change, and to promote their participation both at European level and in international fora, while increasing synergies with the external dimension of the EU Green Deal; encourages the EEAS and the Commission to ensure that a gender perspective is included in political dialogues and partnerships with third countries on disaster risk reduction, natural resources management and climate adaptation and mitigation;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the integration of the Women, Peace and Security framework in GAP III; insists on the inclusion of women and marginalised groups in conflict ~~resolution~~prevention and resolution, mediation, and peace negotiations, across all tracks; calls on the EEAS to undertake systematic conflict analysis with an integrated gender perspective based on gender analysis and gender-inclusive conflict analysis, in particular on CSDP missions and operations, and activities under the European Peace Facility; stresses the need for sufficient resources to build and strengthen EU expertise and capacity to conduct risk and conflict analyses with an integrated gender perspective, which should involve paying specific attention to gender equality and ensuring the meaningful participation of women and marginalised groups;

Amendment 8 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Welcomes the strong commitment of both the European Commission and EEAS to gender equality and women empowerment worldwide and to implement a feminist EU external agenda, reflected by the upgrade of the Gender Action Plan from a working document to a Joint Communication;

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the integration of the Women, Peace and Security framework in GAP III; insists on the inclusion of women and marginalised groups in conflict resolution and peace negotiations, across all tracks; is strongly concerned over women rights situation in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the NATO troops and urges the Member States and the Commission to closely monitor situation and further support the empowerment of women as a key condition for continuous financial support to the country;

Amendment 81 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the integration of the Women, Peace and Security framework in GAP III; insists on the inclusion of ~~women and marginalised groups in conflict resolution and peace negotiations, across all track~~girls and women in conflict resolution and peace negotiations; welcomes the emphasis on gender inequality as a root cause and driver of conflict and fragility; regrets the lack of consideration of women in mediation processes; calls for reinforcement of CSDP missions design and planning, which should take into account the recommendations made by local women’s organisations;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the integration of the Women, Peace and Security framework in GAP III; insists on the inclusion of women and marginalised groups in conflict resolution and peace negotiations, across all tracks; encourages the EU and its Member States to make substantial political and financial support for peace processes conditional on the meaningful participation of women as negotiators, mediators as well as on the inclusion of women and girl's rights;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the integration of the Women, Peace and Security framework in GAP III; insists on the ~~inclusion of women and marginalised groups in conflict resolution~~meaningful inclusion and more balanced representation of women and marginalised groups from the grassroots level in conflict prevention, mediation, conflict resolution, political processes and peace negotiations, across all tracks;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Welcom~~Notes the integration of the Women, Peace and Security framework in GAP III; insists on the proportionate inclusion of women and ~~marginalised~~women from all groups in conflict resolution and peace negotiations, across all tracks;

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls for ending impunity for perpetrators of attacks against women human rights defenders (WHRDs), including women environmental defenders, women peacebuilders and others working for gender equality and the rights of women and marginalised groups; calls for resources, including funding, to be allocated to their security and safety in order to ensure that they can be operational; calls to investigate private sector harassment of WHRDs;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Points out the importance of linking the concept of human security and the gender approach; calls on the European Union to use the concept of human security as set out in UN Resolution 66/290 in its Women, Peace and Security agenda; insists that security must focus on human lives and their protection from threats such as violence, lack of education, healthcare, food or economic independence;

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to develop specific internal strategies to further increase women’s leadership and full participation in all matters of foreign and security policies, conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping operations, post-conflict reconstruction, and long-term peace building;

Amendment 89 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Welcomes the GAP III objective to work towards securing the empowerment of girls and women, their education and their economic and social rights, particularly put at risk because of the COVID-19 pandemic;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Notes that GAP III includes the pillar of 'leading by example'; condemns the European Commission's lack of action on violations of women's rights, LGBTIQ rights and human rights in EU Member States; deplores the Commission's failure to take action to prevent these rights violations and to whitewash hate speech, xenophobia, misogyny, sexism and LGTBIQ phobia; condemns the establishment of LGTB- free zones in Poland; condemns the recent ban on the discussion of homosexuality in school curricula and media in Hungary;

Amendment 90 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Urges EU foreign policy to pay particular attention to the elimination of female genital mutilation;

Amendment 91 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Welcomes the inclusion of mandatory training on gender perspectives for all staff at HQ, EU delegations, CSDP missions and operations; recalls that training should comprise comprehensive programmes for the identification of victims of conflict- related sexual and/or gender-based violence, as well as prevention programmes, and medical, psycho-social and legal training to all EU staff, including military and police staff;

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and Member States to develop and promote the UN disarmament agenda; insists that the reduction of arms exports must be a pillar of a European feminist foreign policy in the interests of progressing towards a culture of peace;

Amendment 93 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Welcomes cooperation on the field of gender action with other partners, such as the Spotlight Initiative in partnership with the United Nations;

Amendment 94 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Highlights the importance of providing support to women political candidates in partner countries, and establishing dialogue with national and local authorities of third countries - such as through parliamentary diplomacy- in order to promote women in official representation and leadership positions; recalls that women serve as Heads of State or Government in only 22countries, and 119 countries have never had a woman leader; calls on the Commission and EEAS to prioritize the implementation of gender equality policies in the highest positions of power as part of the EU foreign policy;

Amendment 95 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the introduction of country-level implementation plans; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to take full ownership of gender-sensitive country reporting and gender mainstreaming; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to establish gender-specific indicators to be applied in the project selection, monitoring and evaluation phases of all actions of EU's foreign and security policy that receive funding from the EU budget; calls for the introducing in the forthcoming Common Implementing Regulation to lay down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action, basic requirements towards furthering gender equality through all external financial instruments; calls for mandatory gender impact assessment as part of general ex- ante conditionality, and for the collection of gender-disaggregated data on beneficiaries and participants; stresses the need for a systematic gender budgeting approach, combined with an appropriate and uniform system of tracking, monitoring and evaluating EU expenditures related to gender equality across EU's foreign and security policy; calls on the Commission to systematically assess the impact of the Programmes financed by EU budget and to report back to the European Parliament;

Amendment 96 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the introduction of country-level implementation plans (CLIPs); insists that all CLIPs be made public and translated into local languages to ensure more effective monitoring of progress or lack thereof, as well as better include a focus on girls and young women; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to take full ownership of gender- sensitive country reporting and gender mainstreaming, avoid outsourcing the work on gender equality to third parties, and establish the necessary expertise and capacity within their services, and ensure that also the multilateral EU Delegations present a plan for their implementation of GAPIII;

Amendment 97 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the introduction of EU strategic engagement at multilateral, regional and country- levels i~~mplementation plan~~n close cooperation with partner governments, civil society, including women’s rights activists, human rights defenders, young people, religious and faith-based organizations, the private sector and other key stakeholders; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to take full ownership of ~~gender-sensitive country~~country implementation plans and reporting ~~and~~on gender ~~mainstreaming~~equality;

Amendment 98 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the introduction of country-level implementation plans (CLIPs) and the improvement of the reporting process for EU Delegations; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to take full ownership of gender-sensitive country reporting and gender mainstreaming at all program and policy levels, including by using gender analysis to inform the planned CLIPs and by requiring delegations to set clear indicators and targets within CLIPs;

Amendment 99 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the introduction of country-level implementation plans; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to take full ownership of gender-sensitive country reporting and gender mainstreaming, by, among others, enhancing the role of gender focal persons (GFP) within EU Delegations to implement GAP III through adequate time and resources assigned to this position;

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2021/09/28 DEVE, FEMM 540 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

— having regard to the United Nations Convention of 18 December 1979 on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, and to the General recommendation No. 30 on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post- conflict situations of 18 October 2013 of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women,

Amendment 10 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)

— having regard to the International Labour Organisation Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (nº190),

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas measures to ~~combat inequality~~fight for equality between men and women will be of fundamental importance to the recovery and equilibrium of society;

Amendment 101 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

E. whereas measures to combat inequalityies will be of fundamental importance to the upcoming post COVID- 19 pandemic recovery;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas measures to ~~combat inequality will be of fundamental importance to the recover~~recover from the impact of the pandemic-related measures are many;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas women in all their diversity face intersecting structural discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion or belief, health, status, age, class, caste and sexual orientation and gender identity, which needs to be acknowledged as interlocutory barriers to the full enjoyment of fundamental rights;

Amendment 104 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas poverty and social exclusion have structural causes that need to be eliminated and reversed through policies on, inter alia, employment, housing, mobility and access to public services;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas achieving respect for human dignity and the equality of men and women before the law in third countries is still a challenge;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the constructive participation of women and girls in conflict prevention, resolution and reconstruction makes for a more sustainable peace;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas quantification1a of gender inequality takes into account the intersectionality factors and provides reach data contributing to the global knowledge and governance; _________________ 1ahttps://eige.europa.eu/gender-equality- index/2020

Amendment 108 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas there is a lack of female students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields of study;

Amendment 109 #

Ea. whereas there is no country in the world close to achieving gender equality up to 2030;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 d (new)

— having regard to the International Labour Organisation Social Protection Floors Recommendation 202,

Amendment 110 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the right to equal pay for equal work of equal value is not a given in many circumstances, even when enshrined in law, and whereas the root cause of that discrimination needs to be addressed, whether by protecting and enhancing labour rights or through national labour inspectorates stepping up their monitoring of companies; whereas collective bargaining is key to reversing and overcoming inequality between men and women;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas supporting the full implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III as a key instrument to deter discrimination and marginalisation and ensure women and girls’ dignity, advocating mainstreaming gender issues in all international cooperation programmes and integration of gender equality in national plans and strategies, in collaboration with local partners and civil society organisations;

Amendment 112 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas in certain countries, women are systematically undervalued, reining in their personality, stopping them from accessing education, not permitting them to work outside the home, suffering punishments and ill-treatment and being forced into submission, which marginalises and degrades them;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas EU missions and delegations are in the front line of efforts to implement GAP III and the expertise of delegation and mission staff are a key element of its success;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas if possible the Commission should provide delegations with technical assistance in getting started with the country level implementation plan (CLIPs);

Amendment 115 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas engaging men and boys for gender equality is both a goal and a prerequisite to achieve sustainable equality;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas the dignity of the woman as a person is under attack in societies whose basic principles do not respect the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration, and in which practices such as female genital mutilation, forced marriage, forced abortion and deprivation of liberty are practised;

Amendment 117 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)

Ed. whereas women live with fear and the risk of suffering ill-treatment that threatens their lives and personal integrity;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)

Ee. whereas the EU was founded on the basic principles of Christian humanism reflected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the European Charter, guaranteeing us the respect for human dignity and legal certainty they grant. The EU’s external action has to consist in exerting influence on these lines to stop the practice of degrading actions that cause a person to fade into the background;

Amendment 119 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Notes the achievements of and lessons learned from GAP II; welcomes the improvements made to the Gender Action Plan III (GAP III), in particular its transition from a working document to a communication, as the European Parliament called for in its resolution of 23 October 2020 on Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

~~— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention of 11 May 2011 on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),~~deleted

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Deplores the fact that the ~~Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to objections from four Member States to the word ‘gender’~~use of the ideologically-loaded term ‘gender’, referring to controversial and unscientific gender theory, has caused conflict in the Council of the European Union; deplores the fact that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to the use of this ideologically-loaded term, even though equality between men and women and the rejection of violence against women are major causes which, without such a harmful ideology, would meet with the unanimous approval of the states;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Deplores the fact that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to objections from four Member States to the word~~Notes four Member States chose, based on their sovereignty, not to make use of the ideologically loaded term ‘gender’;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the adoption of EU Gender Action Plan III (GAP III), its commitments and comprehensive objectives; Deplores the fact that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions of the GAP III owing to objections from four Member States to the word ‘gender’;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Deplores the fact that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to objections from four Member States to the word ‘gender’; stresses that this shows clear signs of the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Deplores the fact that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to objections from four Member States to the word ‘gender’, demonstrating a backlash against gender equality;

Amendment 125 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Deplores the fact that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to objections from four Member States to the word ‘gender’, and thus to formally endorse the Action Plan;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Deplor~~Welcomes the fact that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to objections from four Member States to the word ‘gender’;

Amendment 127 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Deplores the fact~~Notes that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to objections from four Member States to the word ‘gender’;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the strong commitment of both the European Commission and EEAS to gender equality and women empowerment worldwide and to implement a feminist EU external agenda, reflected by the upgrade of the Gender Action Plan from a working document to a Joint Communication;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Regrets that six Member States have still not ratified the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence; calls on the EU to directly access the Istanbul Convention in the shortest possible timeframe;

Amendment 13 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

~~— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention of 11 May 2011 on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),~~deleted

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the new EU Gender Action Plan III for 2021 - 2025 and its call for a gender equal world;

Amendment 131 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Strongly condemns the withdrawal of Turkey from the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence; considers that the denunciation of the Istanbul Convention is another step that questions the status of Turkey as a candidate for membership of the EU;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Welcomes GAP III as a continuation and building on the work and the achievements of GAP II;

Amendment 133 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Stresses that gender equality is crucial to human rights, sustainable development and smart economies, and that empowering women and girls across the world is crucial to global progress;

Amendment 134 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Points out that the EU has an important role to play in achieving gender equal world, through supporting partner countries to address gender discrimination, by establishing a more enabling environment for empowering women and girls and the fulfilment of girls’ and women’s rights to achieve real and tangible improvements in gender equality;

Amendment 135 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

More effective EU commitment and efficient implementation

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights that achieving gender equality will benefit both women and men; notes that gender inequality is exacerbated by other forms of inequality, stresses that inequalities have far- reaching socioeconomic consequences for societies as a whole and that this should be taken into account by change-resistant stakeholders; advocates an approach taking into account the intersectionality between gender and other forms of discrimination;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

Calls on the Commission on greater integration of gender expertise across various sectoral areas within EU Delegations;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)

Calls on the Commission to provide necessary practical and political tools to ensure smooth translation of GAP III’s principles into actions and practice;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 c (new)

Stresses the need to work closely with rural communities and community leaders to foster the reach of gender equality programs in the peripherals;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

— having regard to the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the protection of civilian persons in time of war of 12 August 1949,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 d (new)

Points out the need for the gender projects to take into account and to be adapted to the general context of the countries (social realities, economic and cultural aspects);

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 e (new)

Reiterates the importance and added value of the expertise and long-term engagement with local activists, grassroots organisations and/or other experts on gender issues within the local context;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 f (new)

Stresses the importance of the high-level political commitment and senior level management engagement in advancing gender equality including as well on the level of the EU Delegations;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 g (new)

Stresses the importance of EU Delegations and MS to systematically work together and consult with each other to ensure full integration of GAPs into the planning of the multi annual indicative programmes (MIPs);

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 h (new)

Reiterates the call on the EU missions and delegations to have a meaningful dialogue with CSOs and to exchange and inform about the way their input was used and translated into gender policies;

Amendment 145 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Calls for full implementation of GAP III in every aspect of EU external action;~~deleted

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Calls for full implementation of GAP III in every aspect of EU external action;~~deleted

Amendment 147 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for full implementation of GAP III in every aspect of EU external action, both in terms of GAP III’s geographical coverage and areas of action, as well as gender mainstreaming in all areas of external action, whether trade, development policy, humanitarian aid or security;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for full implementation of GAP III in every aspect of EU external action through a gender-transformative and intersectional approach, including in non-social sectors such as trade, energy, agriculture; reiterates that actions to implement GAP III have to be guided by the ambition of addressing the root causes of gender inequalities;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for full implementation of GAP III in every aspect of EU external action; reiterates that actions to implement GAP III have to be guided by the need to address the root causes of gender inequalities and that the gender- transformative, rights-based and intersectional approach has to be applied consistently and effectively;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

— having regard to the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in 1994 in Cairo and its programme of action, as well as the conclusions of its review conferences, and the 2019 Nairobi Summit (ICPD+25) celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Cairo conference,deleted

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for full implementation of GAP III in every aspect of EU external action and to ensure Policy Coherence for Development through systematic gender impact assessment to avoid any negative impacts of EU policies on women and girls’ rights and gender equality;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls for full~~Reminds that the GAP III should not be exclusively implemented through the EU development cooperation policy; calls for full and coherent implementation of GAP III in every aspect of EU external action;

Amendment 152 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for full implementation and priority of GAP III in every aspect of EU external action;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Reiterates that EU commitments will be more effective if EU action takes an intersectional approach to gender equality; emphasises the commitment of the Commission and the EEAS to protect and enable LGBTIQ+ people to assert their rights around the world in the Commission’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025;

Amendment 154 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the EU to be ambitious in demanding promotion of goals that bring about observance of human rights, respect for the dignity of the person and real equality of men and women before the law in third countries with which the EU seeks to work;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Reiterates that actions to implement GAP III have to be guided by the ambition of addressing the root causes of gender inequalities and that limited funding and understaffing are fundamental obstacles to implementing EU objectives on gender equality and gender mainstreaming;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for no new free trade agreements to be signed with countries that violate the rights of women and girls, including by condoning forced marriages or genital mutilation.

Amendment 157 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Welcomes the inclusion of intersectionality as a core principle of the GAP III but regrets the lack of targets, indicators and specific actions in order to implement it; Reiterates the call for all EU action to take into account intersecting identities and levels of oppression and to recognise that women and girls in all their diversity are not affected equally by gender inequalities as they are compounded by other factors such as race, age, ethnicity, ability, migration status, sexual orientation, gender identity among others; regrets that the GAP III does not include a focus and targets to support the promotion of the rights of LGBTIQ+ people;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls for all action plans concerning EU external action to use robust language so they refer to concepts that are both universal and objective as required by any universally valid rule of law;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Expects the missing specific and measurable baselines and targets to be added to the Working Document without further delay, as well as respective roadmaps and timelines for all objectives, as well as penalties in case of non- fulfilment;

Amendment 16 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

~~— having regard to the Generation Equality Forum held in March 2021 in Mexico City and from 30 June to 2 July 2021 in Paris,~~deleted

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Points out that GAP III’s intersectional approach promotes a picture of women as victims, which devalues them, detracting from their dignity;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for an annual assessment of GAP results at every level and every stage, against targeted and measurable objectives; insists that the GAP annual assessment, beyond its role in the EU development policy, should evaluate the implementation of GAP III in all EU policies that are relevant to the EU external action, such as trade or agriculture;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for a~~n annual~~ regular assessment of GAP results at every level and every stage, against targeted and measurable objectives; calls for the systematic implementation of rigorous gender analysis and the use of gender- sensitive and sex-disaggregated indicators and statistics;

Amendment 163 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for an annual and external assessment of ~~GAP~~the GAP III results at every level and every stage, against targeted and measurable objectives, which should be done in a transparent and inclusive way and incorporate the input of civil society and NGOs on the ground;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for an annual assessment of GAP results at every level and every stage, against targeted ~~and measurable objectives~~objectives able to measure real equality between men and women that redounds to the common good for the benefit of society;

Amendment 165 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for an annual assessment of GAP III results at every level and every stage, against targeted and measurable objectives in a transparent and inclusive way;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for an annual assessment of GAP results, as foreseen, at every level and every stage, against the targeted and measurable objectives set;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for an annual assessment of GAP III results at every level and every stage, against targeted and measurable objectives;

Amendment 168 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for an annual assessment of GAP III results at every level and every stage, against targeted and measurable objectives;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises that ideologising EU policies does not constitute a solution for improving the quality of democracy beyond our borders;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

— having regard to the Generation Equality Forum held in March 2021 in Mexico City and from 30 June to 2 July 2021 in Paris, as well as to the commitments announced to accelerate progress in the achievement of gender equality worldwide, such as the Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality and the new Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action launched as a result of the Forum,

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises that intersectionality must be addressed in all EU actions to promote fully fledged gender equality;

Amendment 171 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on EU ~~missions and delegations and on~~Delegations and Member States to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III, as well as to establish a coordinated approach to implementation between the Commission Headquarters, EU Delegations and all management levels; points out theat Member States ~~to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III;~~ should fully align their policies with the GAP III; calls on the Commission to establish a stronger and systematic monitoring and evaluation system to ensure that by 2025 the commitment on paper will be fully put into practice; underlines that regional and local governments should also be involved in the implementation of GAP III in accordance with their competencies in development cooperation and other areas with relevant external impact; calls on Member States to ensure high quality reporting on GAP III and to make it public for accountability reasons;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on EU missions and delegations and on the Member States to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III; calls on the Commission to strengthen synergies with the United Nations, partner countries and international stakeholders, to jointly advance and reach international targets related to gender equality in the Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals, the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action, and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and its review conferences;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls on EU missions and delegations and on the Member States to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III~~Reiterates the key role EU and Member States missions and delegations play in ensuring an effective implementation of GAP III and calls on EU missions and delegations and on the Member States to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III using all diplomatic and programmatic tools at disposal; Welcomes the introduction of the country-level Implementation plans (CLIPs) and insists that all CLIPS be made public and translated into local languages to ensure more effective monitoring of progress;

Amendment 174 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on EU missions and delegations and on the Member States to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III; recalls the key importance of the gender focal points and calls for their role and visibility to be strengthened;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on EU missions and delegations and on the Member States to cooperate closely in ~~the implementation of GAP III~~achieving observance of human rights, respect for people’s dignity and freedom and real equality of men and women before the law;

Amendment 176 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on EU missions and delegations and on the Member States and local and regional governments to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III through proper guidance developed and shared through the delegations;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on EU missions and delegations ~~and on~~, the Member States and local and regional governments, to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III, using all diplomatic and programmatic tools at their disposal;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on EU missions and delegations and on the Member States to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III through proper guidance developed and shared with EU staff in delegations;

Amendment 179 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the EEAS should deploy more leadership to put gender as a key component of external action, and incentivise and politically back EU Delegations to do the same at partner country level - even if the scope and quality of political dialogue on gender would vary from country to country;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

— having regard to the Generation Equality Forum held in March 2021 in Mexico City and from 30 June to 2 July 2021 in Paris, as well as the "Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality" and the new "Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action" launched as a result of the Forum,

Amendment 180 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for ~~close ties to be established with organisational networks and ministries in partner countries and~~local civil society organisations, especially organisations that work to defend the rights of women and girls, LGBTIQ+ people and other vulnerable communities, and ministries in partner countries to be included in the development of implementation plans as well as in implementing and monitoring GAP III in each country; calls for an annual dialogue regarding GAP III implementation, encompassing stakeholders and, in particular, civil society;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for close ties to be established with ~~organisational~~women rights networks and ministries in partner countries ~~and calls for an annual dialogue regarding GAP III implementation, encompassing stakeholder~~in order to enhance the effectiveness and country ownership over the implementation of GAP III and its CLIPs; Calls for an annual dialogue with the European Parliament regarding GAP III implementation, with the participation of diverse and of relevant stakeholders working on women’s and girls’ rights and, in particular, local civil society;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for close ties to be established with ~~organisational~~women’s rights networks and ministries in partner countries and ~~calls for an annual dialogue regarding GAP III implementation, encompassing stakeholder~~to ensure their participation in the implementation and monitoring of GAP III; calls for an annual dialogue regarding GAP III implementation, with the participation of multiple and diverse stakeholders working on women’s and girls’ rights and, in particular, local civil society;

Amendment 183 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for close ties to be established with organisational networks ~~and~~, ministries, regional and local governments in partner countries ~~and~~; calls for an annual dialogue regarding GAP III programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation encompassing stakeholders and, in particular, civil society and women organisations;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for close ties to be established with organisational networks and ministries in partner countries and calls for an annual policy and political dialogue regarding GAP III implementation, encompassing stakeholders and, in particular, local authorities and civil society;

Amendment 185 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for ~~close ties to be established with organisational networks and ministries in partner countries and calls for an annual dialogue regarding GAP III implementation, encompass~~the establishment of a form of direct collaboration that ensures that women in situations in which their personal integrity is attacked fingd s~~takehold~~helters and~~, in particular, civil society~~ a solution to their problems;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for stronger and systematic collaboration between stakeholders involved in the implementation of the GAP III, including between the Commission Directorate-Generals, different management levels of the same Directorate General, the Commission and EU Delegations in third countries, the Commission and EU Member States, and at all management levels within EU Delegations;

Amendment 187 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that decentralised cooperation - or city-to-city and region-to- region cooperation - is a key tool for the realisation of GAP III; it is a useful tool to foster the exchange of experience and expertise among peers and helps local governments to become familiar with different approaches to promote gender equality;

Amendment 188 #

Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Reiterates its call for the establishment of a new Council configuration on gender equality gathering EU ministers and Secretaries of State responsible for gender equality in order to facilitate gender mainstreaming across all EU policies, including foreign and security policy and development policy;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Strongly encourages Member States and EU delegations to consider local and regional governments as key actors in development policy as they are the democratic level closest to the citizens and are best placed to promote gender equality and sustainable development;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

— having regard to the Generation — Equality Forum held in March 2021 in Mexico City and from 30 June to 2 July 2021 in Paris, and the commitments announced to accelerate progress in the achievement of gender equality worldwide,

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for funding for local women’s organisations to be increased; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society; calls on EU Delegations to strictly implement the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders in relation to activists defending the rights of women, especially regarding the duties to complain about governmental bodies responsible for violations of human rights and provide professionally qualified legal assistance to activists when needed; calls on the HR/VP to report annually to the European Parliament on the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders;

Amendment 191 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for ~~funding for local women’s organisations to be increased~~the inclusion of a specific target for funding women’s rights organisations and civil society; Calls for direct funding for local and small women’s civil society organisations to be increased, and for administrative constraints imposed on them to be reduced in order to facilitate their access to funding; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with independent civil society organizations and social campaigns and programmes that promote understanding and awareness on gender equality and women’s rights;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for funding for local ~~women’s organisations~~civil society organisations, especially those working to defend the rights of women and girls, LGBTIQ+ people and other vulnerable communities, to be increased; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society; recalls the urgent need for significant funding to support, protect and further enhance universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR);

Amendment 193 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for funding for local ~~women’s~~ organisations t~~o be increased; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists~~hat champion the interests of defenceless women to be increased and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society as it provides both them and their families with help in resolving their situation by means of measures such as offering them accommodation and sustenance, safety and legal aid, education, so they are able to have a decent and stable life with hopes for the future;

Amendment 194 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for ~~funding for local women’s organisations~~multi-year, flexible funding for civil society organisations, in particular those working on women’s, girls’ and LGBTQI+ rights, to be increased; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for funding for local girl, youth-led and women’s organisations ~~to be increas~~and networks in all their diversity to be adequately funded; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for ~~funding for local~~multi-year and flexible funding for local girls, youth- led and women’s organisations and networks to be increased; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. C~~alls for funding for local women’s organisations to be increased; c~~ondemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for multi-year, flexible funding for local women’s ~~organisation~~and girls’ rights, organisations and networks to be increased; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society;

Amendment 199 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for funding for local women’s organisations, in all their diversity, to be increased; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and defenders and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its entry into force in the EU on 21 January 2011 in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

Amendment 20 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

~~— having regard to the joint EU-UN Spotlight Initiative aiming at eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls,~~deleted

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for funding for local women’s organisations to be increased; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists, including women’s human rights defenders, and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society;

Amendment 201 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for increased funding for organisations concerned to advise on and establish the legal framework in societies in which respect for human rights has not yet been achieved;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls strongly for GAP III to be coordinated with other initiatives, such as the Spotlight Initiative, whose ~~effectiveness needs to be improved and budget increased;~~budget should be increased, while its effectiveness can be improved in line with its recent mid-term assessment and by drawing lessons from the new context created by the COVID-19 Pandemic; calls for the funds allocated to the Spotlight Initiative to be renewed after the current programme ends in 2022 and for the Programme to be prolonged throughout the whole multi- annual financing period and across sub regions.

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls strongly for GAP III to be coordinated with other initiatives, ~~such as the Spotlight Initiative,~~ whose effectiveness needs to be improved and budget increased; welcomes the Spotlight Initiative and its aim of eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls; reinforces the importance of closer cooperation between the EU and the United Nations in order to achieve the aims set out in GAP III;

Amendment 204 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls strongly for GAP III to be coordinated with other initiatives, such as the Spotlight Initiative, whose ~~effectiveness needs to be improved and budget increas~~beneficiary countries – some of which have a standard of living equivalent to that of some Member States and thus do not qualify for development-related aid – need to be reviewed;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls strongly for GAP III to ~~be coordinated with other initiatives, such as the Spotlight Initiative, whose effectiveness needs to be improved and budget increased;~~ achieve the goal of respect for human rights, as an issue that precedes being able to bring strategic support to social and economic problems, which will consolidate their stability;

Amendment 206 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls strongly for GAP III to be coordinated with other initiatives, such as the Spotlight Initiative, whose effectiveness needs to be ~~improved and budget~~evaluated and accordingly improved and thus the budget adequately increased;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Welcom~~Stresses the fact that at least 85% of all new external actions implemented through the Global Europe - NDICI instrument will be required to incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective as defined by the gender equality policy marker of the OECD Development Assistance Committee, and at least 5 % of these actions should have gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment as a principal objective; Reminds that the 5% target was already archived in 2019 and calls for greater ambition, increased support and concrete earmark funding for gender targeted initiatives to be included in GAP III; stresses that the funding objectives set should also be quantified in terms of concrete dedicated funding and not just a percentage of the overall programmes;

Amendment 208 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. WDeplores the fact that DSG No 5 is one of the three least well-funded SDGs; welcomes the fact that 85% of all new external actions will be required to incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective; welcomes the Commission’s aim of having gender equality as the main objective of 5% of its new external action programmes; further welcomes the inclusion of at least one initiative per country with gender equality as its main objective; stresses that the objectives set should also be quantified in terms of dedicated funding and not just a percentage of the overall programmes;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the fact that 85% of all new external actions will be required to incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective; stresses that the objectives set should also be quantified in terms of dedicated funding and not just a percentage of the overall programmes; calls for 20 % of official development aid (ODA) in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects that no ODA will be spent on projects that could reverse or harm gender equality achievements;

Amendment 21 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

— having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions: a Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 of March 2020,

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the fact that 85% of all new external actions will be required to incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective by 2025 and calls for 20% of actions to have gender as a principal objective; stresses that the objectives set should also be quantified in terms of dedicated funding and not just a percentage of the overall programmes; calls for the set-up of a specific target of 85% of EU’s ODA funding dedicated to gender equality as a principal or significant objective;

Amendment 211 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Welcomes the fact~~Notes that 85% of all new external actions ~~will be required to~~should incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective; stresses that the objectives set should ~~also~~not be quantified ~~in terms of dedicated funding and not just a percentage of the overall programm~~as a percentage of the overall programmes; adds that other external action priorities, such as respect for the environment, must not be undermined by this major objective; recalls that external action remains first and foremost the competence of the Member States;.

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. WNotes with appreciation that gender equality is considered in the Gender Action Plan III a cross-cutting priority of the EU external action in its policy and programming work; welcomes the fact that 85% of all new external actions will be required to incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective; stresses that the objectives set should also be quantified in terms of dedicated funding and not just a percentage of the overall programmes;

Amendment 213 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

8. ~~Welcomes~~Points out that it will not be possible to address genuine needs that third states may have due to the fact that 85 % of all new external actions will be required to incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective; ~~stresses that the objectives set should also be quantified in terms of dedicated funding and not just a percentage of the overall programmes;~~

Amendment 214 #

Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Welcomes the EEAS Gender and Equal Opportunities Strategy 2018-2023 and the progress made to improve gender equality within its staff over the last years; regrets, however, that the EEAS is far from achieving the target of 50 % women in management positions and calls on the current VP/HR to fully implement gender equality at all levels of the hierarchy;

Amendment 215 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Expresses concern at the development within and outside the EU of ‘gender’-related theories and a communitarian and divided vision of society which tends to set men and women and their interests at odds with one another instead of respecting their differences and stressing what they have in common, particularly in the professional sphere.

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Reiterates the need for gender considerations to be appropriately integrated across all sectors of EU external action and that the priorities of Global Europe in partner countries as well as Team Europe Initiatives are gender transformative, as per the GAP III and at least gender sensitive in the case of humanitarian aid;

Amendment 217 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Reiterates the need for gender mainstreaming to be appropriately integrated across all sectors of EU action and that the priorities of Global Europe in partner countries as well as Team Europe Initiatives are gender transformative, in accordance with the GAP III, and at least gender sensitive in the case of humanitarian aid;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls for the implementation of rigorous gender analysis, gender- disaggregated data collection and gender budgeting across the EU’s foreign and security policy; calls on the Commission to systematically assess the impact of programmes financed by the EU budget and to report back to Parliament;

Amendment 219 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls for GAP III to incorporate clear tools to track the total amount of gender equality spending, to go beyond the “tick-the-box” logic that quantifies programmes and assess the qualitative impact in terms of promoting gender equality of these initiatives;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

— having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions: a Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 of March 2020,

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the importance of the Global Europe instrument’s programming exercise as a unique opportunity to operationalise GAP III’s targets;

Amendment 221 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Stresses that achieving gender equality and a proper implementation of the GAP III is not possible without gender-responsive leadership; Welcomes the commitment to ensure gender balanced management in HQ EEAS and external COM services, EU Delegations and CSDP Missions and operations and stresses the need that mission letter and job description of Heads of Delegation include specific reference to gender equality, implementing the GAP III and that its evaluations include specific criteria on work undertaken to ensure GAP III and gender mainstreaming;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Expects specific and measurable baselines, indicators, actions and targets to be added to the joint staff working document of 25 November 2020 on the objectives and indicators to frame the implementation of the Gender Action Plan III (SWD(2020)0284);

Amendment 223 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Calls for the establishment of an extensive and comprehensive training programme to underpin the implementation of the GAP III, namely on gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and gender impact assessments, as well as on gender-based violence; stresses the need to invest in knowledge, resources and in-house expertise on gender equality in EU Delegations to be able to implement GAP III adequately; calls for these training programmes to be tailored as much as possible to the local and national context in which GAP III is being implemented; calls for these trainings and related tools to be made freely and easily available to interested local partners;

Amendment 224 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Welcomes the commitment to introduce gender equality and GAP III training for all managers at Head Quarters and EU delegations and calls for this measure to be mandatory and extended to all staff working in EU external action; Recommends these trainings to include guidance on applying gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting, gender impact assessments and gender analyses and to develop gender equality guidelines for all EU delegations for implementing the GAP III;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Calls for the EU to support and introduce trade policies that reduce socio- economic gaps and ensure a high level of protection and respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights, including gender equality; calls on the Commission, the Council and the EEAS to promote and support the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in all EU trade and investment agreements, and to ensure that it specifically provides for a commitment to promote gender equality and women’s emancipation; calls on the Commission to include the gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements in ex-ante and ex- post impact assessments;

Amendment 226 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Welcomes the GAP III commitment to ensure that that all EUD and HQ external services have Gender Advisors / Gender Focal Persons/Points (GFP) but stresses the need of these positions to be full time and with sufficient resources to perform their tasks; Calls once again for gender advisers to be also appointed in military CSDP missions;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)

8e. Welcomes the focus of GAP III on young people as drivers of change; calls for the meaningful involvement of young people in the conception and implementation of GAP III related actions;

Amendment 228 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8f. Welcomes GAP III’s recognition of the importance of actively engaging men and boys to promote change in social attitudes and, as a result, broader structural change; emphasises the importance of creating practical ways to involve men and boys as agents of change through setting additional indicators and targets related to the engagement of men and boys and ensuring that the GAP III yields positive results for them too;

Amendment 229 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 g (new)

8g. Welcomes the reference made in GAP III to the potential of the EU accession process to promote gender equality in candidate and potential candidate countries; stresses the need for a strong policy dialogue and technical assistance to bring gender equality into the enlargement and neighbourhood policies; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to make further use of accession negotiations as a leverage to make enlargement deliver for women;

Amendment 23 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

— having regard to the communication from the European Commission, A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 of March 2020,

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 h (new)

8h. Welcomes the fact that GAP III addresses the extreme vulnerability of migrant women and girls; calls for particular attention to be paid to the situation of women and girls on the move, on migration routes or in camps, and specifically calls for their access to water, sanitation and hygiene, SRHR and maternal healthcare to be guaranteed;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)

Calls on the European Commission and EEAS to pursue feminist development agenda, which will support a more inclusive and sustainable development for all people around the world;

Amendment 232 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Eliminating all forms of gender based violence

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls for~~Welcomes that the first area of engagement of the Gender Action Plan III focuses on eliminating all forms of gender based-violence; notes that almost one in three women globally (around an estimated 736 million) have been subjected to intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their life; calls for coordinated and holistic action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women and girls to be stepped up in the EU’s development initiatives;

Amendment 234 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women ~~to be stepped up;~~ and girls online and offline to be stepped up, particularly in conflict and emergency situations where women and girls are in more vulnerable situations and focusing on women and girls who are more likely to be victims of violence such as women and girls with disabilities;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women to be stepped up; stresses the need to work with partner countries in view of criminalising all forms of gender-based violence and ensuring that criminal procedural norms take into account the special vulnerability of gender-based violence victims;

Amendment 236 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women ~~to be stepped up~~and girls, online and offline, to be stepped up, particularly in conflict and emergency situations where women and girls are in more vulnerable situations;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women and girls to be stepped up, with special attention to conflict and emergency situations where women and girls are amongst the most vulnerable;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women and girls to be stepped up particularly in conflict and emergency situations where women and girls are in more vulnerable situations;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women, online and offline, to be stepped up;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

— having regard to the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders,

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for ~~action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women to be stepped up~~violence against women and men to be properly addressed, in accordance with domestic laws;

Amendment 241 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for enhanced action to combat femicide and all types of ~~violence against women to be stepped up~~gender based violence;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for action to combat ~~femicide and~~ all types of violence against ~~wome~~any person to be stepped up;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Is of the opinion that promoting gender equality in all fields of social life is essential to address the root causes of gender-based violence; calls on EU Delegations and Member States to deploy all possible diplomatic means to promote the adoption of legislation providing for structural gender equality in every aspect, such as minimum age for marriage, divorce, child custody, inheritance, control over assets, access to the labour market and overall equal civil capacity;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that violence against women and girls is increasingly prominent online, inhibiting women and girls’ participation in, utilisation of, and creation of online platforms;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that ~~child marriages~~early, forced and child marriages is a human rights violation which makes girls vulnerable to violence and abuse; points out that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is internationally recognised as a human rights violation with 125 million victims worldwide and 500 000 victims in the EU alone and at least three million girls are at risk of genital mutilation every year; calls for integrated action to prevent female genital mutilation and forced marriages particularly in conflict and emergency contexts;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that child marriages make girls vulnerable to violence and abuse; points out that at least three million girls are at risk of genital mutilation every year; calls for integrated action to prevent female genital mutilation and forced marriages; underlines the need to engage in raising awareness about the harm of female genital mutilation in countries where this practice is widespread and to achieve the criminalisation this specific form of gender-based violence in all partner countries;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that child marriages make girls vulnerable to discrimination, violence and abuse; points out that at least 200 million women have been victims of genital mutilation worldwide and that at least three million girls are at risk of genital mutilation every year; calls for integrated action to raise awareness of and prevent female genital mutilation and forced marriages;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that child, early and forced marriages make women and girls vulnerable to violence and abuse; points out that at least three million girls are at risk of genital mutilation every year; calls for integrated action to prevent female genital mutilation and ~~forced marriage~~child, early and forced marriages, particularly in conflict and emergency contexts;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that child marriages make girls vulnerable to violence ~~and abuse~~, abuse, and early pregnancy; points out that at least three million girls are at risk of genital mutilation every year; calls for integrated action to prevent female genital mutilation and forced marriages;

Amendment 25 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

— having regard to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol, of 2003,

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that early, forced and child marriages make girls vulnerable to violence and abuse; points out that at least three million girls are at risk of genital mutilation every year; calls for integrated action to prevent female genital mutilation and forced marriages;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that child marriages make girls particularly vulnerable to violence and abuse; points out that at least three million girls are at risk of genital mutilation every year; calls for integrated action to prevent female genital mutilation and forced marriages;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to ensure a coherent long-term approach to stopping FGM both within and outside the EU thanks to improved synergies between internal and external EU programmes; reiterates its call to incorporate FGM prevention measures in all policy areas, including in health, asylum, education, employment, human rights policies and in cooperation with third countries;

Amendment 253 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation are mainly women and girls; calls for increased international cooperation to end the practices resulting in such forms of enslavement; stresses that there are a number of links between prostitution and trafficking, and acknowledges that prostitution – both across the EU and worldwide – fuels the trafficking of vulnerable women and minors;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation are mainly women and girls; calls for increased international cooperation to end the above mentioned harmful practices resulting in such forms of enslavement, recalling that vulnerability of women to trafficking and sexual exploitation is exacerbated during economic hardship, armed conflict and emergency situations.;

Amendment 255 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation are mainly women and girls; calls for increased international cooperation to end the practices resulting in such forms of enslavement; recalls that vulnerability of women to trafficking and sexual exploitation is exacerbated in contexts of poverty and in conflict and emergency situations;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation are mainly women and girls; calls for increased international cooperation to end the practices resulting in such forms of enslavement; stresses that the vulnerability of women and girls to trafficking and sexual exploitation is exacerbated in conflict and emergency situations;

Amendment 257 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation are mainly women and girls; calls for greater leadership and monitoring from the European Commission and Member States and increased international cooperation to end the practices resulting in such forms of enslavement;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Acknowledges that prostitution and sexual exploitation are unacceptable forms of exploitation and violation of human dignity which are at odds with human rights principles, including equality between men and women; stresses that the normalisation of prostitution influences the way young people perceive sexuality and male-female relationships; urges the Member States to provide financial support for the adoption of specific programmes for prostituted women seeking to free themselves from that form of exploitation and violence; takes the view that practical measures should be taken to protect women’s rights, preventing social exclusion, which in many cases leads to prostitution networks;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Points out to the special vulnerability that women with intersectionalities may have in various respects, such as LGBTI women, migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, women with disabilities and living with HIV, ethnic minorities, indigenous and tribal women; believes that there is need for greater investment in data disaggregation which can provide precise information on intersectional discrimination in partner countries and enable proper policy responses to tackle it;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2024 adopted in 2019,

Amendment 260 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls for urgent action to address the root causes of violence against women and girls with a gender-transformative and intersectional approach, especially considering the substantial increase in femicide and other forms of gender-based violence in the context of the pandemic;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Points out that some violent forms of behaviour are caused by addiction to alcohol, betting or drugs. Finding a solution to this endemic evil would mean having to be more effective in lessening behaviour of this kind;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls for action to promote alignment with international legal and policy frameworks; calls for a comprehensive effort to support national authorities and other relevant actors to respect, protect and fulfil international standards and obligations;

Amendment 263 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Points out that that surrogate motherhood is a form of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Calls for this practice to be combatted within and outside the EU.

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses that women’s human rights defenders are in an extremely vulnerable position, especially in conflict areas and in conflict and post-conflict situations;

Amendment 265 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Welcomes the call to collaborate with and promote a safe environment to women’s human rights defenders and calls on the Commission to protect them through adequate actions and mechanisms together with allocating dedicated resources to EU delegations and reminds that the EU’s actions could include, as a matter of priority, alternative programs involving legal pathways;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Welcomes the focus of the Commission on promoting prevention by challenging harmful gender norms and engaging men, boys and religious leaders; stresses, in this regard, that it is essential to work with partner countries and CSOs to combat gender stereotypes in every aspect of social life;

Amendment 267 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

Ensuring access to healthcare for women and sexual and reproductive rights

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

~~12. Expresses concern at the rise of conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine sexual and reproductive rights inside and outside the Union;~~deleted

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses concern at the rise of conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine sexual and reproductive rights inside and outside the Union; stresses that legislative rollbacks on induced abortion undermine the protection of women’s health, rights and dignity, and put the most socially and economically vulnerable women at a greater risk;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2024 adopted in 2019,

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. EReiterates that sexual and reproductive health and rights are underpinned by human rights and constitute fundamental elements of human dignity and women’s empowerment; expresses concern at the rise of conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine sexual and reproductive rights inside and outside the Union;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses concern at the rise ~~of conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is th~~in attacks on freedom of expression and rhetoric aimed at prohibiting any democratic and peaceful debate on issues relate~~ning to undermine~~d to equality between men and women, the family, or sexual and reproductive rights ~~inside and out~~, particularly inside the Union;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses concern at the rise of ~~conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings~~misogynistic rhetoric, which is threatening to undermine sexual and reproductive rights ~~inside and~~ outside the Union;

Amendment 273 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses concern at the rise ~~of conservativ~~, inside and outside rthet Union, of theorices and ~~organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine sexual and reproductive rights inside and outside the Un~~lifestyles linked to radical Islam which give rise to an archaic view of women and behaviour that flies in the face of the values of European civilisation;.

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses concern at the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights rise of conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine sexual and reproductive rights inside and outside the Union;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses concern at the rise of conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine the access to sexual and reproductive health and rights inside and outside the European Union;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses concern at the rise of conservative anti-gender rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine, among others, sexual and reproductive rights inside and outside the Union;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Expresses concern at the rise of conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine~~Notes the rise of grass root movements promote a diversity of cultures and traditions, and challenge the obfuscating approach that abortion promoters have of so-called sexual and reproductive rights ~~inside and outside the Union;~~

Amendment 278 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses concern at the rise of conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine sexual and reproductive health and rights inside and outside the Union;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Expresses the need to respect the freedom of conscience of a large part of the population which disagrees with so-called sexual and reproductive rights so they are not discriminated against and persecuted for exercising their right to freedom of expression;

Amendment 28 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2024 adopted in 2019,

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Alongside the objectives set for GAP III, reiterates its call to the EU and its Member States to keep their commitments to the full and effective implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of their review conferences;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Deplores the fact that access to sexual and reproductive health, including safe and legal abortion, is seriously curtailed and often criminalised in many regions; stresses that poor, rural and minority women are the main victims;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses the importance to continue to challenge discriminatory norms that make it difficult for women, girls and LGBTIQ+ people to enjoy their sexual and reproductive health and rights;

Amendment 283 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to these rights and for adequate funding to be allocated to them when programming the ‘Europe in the World’ instrument;~~deleted

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to these rights and for adequate funding to be allocated to them when programming the ‘Europe in the World’ instrument;~~deleted

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to ~~these~~sexual and reproductive health and rights and for adequate and targeted funding to be allocated to them when programming the ~~‘Europe in the World’ instrument~~Global Europe- NDICI instrument; calls on the Commission, the European External Action Service and the Member States to consider SRHR as a priority in the EU programming process, including in joint programming; Underlines the crucial role of non-governmental organisations as service providers and advocates for SRHR;

Amendment 286 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to these rights, given the serious repercussions the pandemic has had on women and girls in partner countries; and for adequate funding to be allocated to them when programming the ‘Europe in the World’ instrument;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to these rights and~~Welcomed the promotion of GAP III to these rights, their inclusion to the key thematic areas of engagement and calls for adequate funding to be coordinated and allocated to them when programming the ‘Europe in the World’ instrument;

Amendment 288 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

13. Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to these rights and for adequate, flexible and sustained funding to be allocated to them when programming the ‘Europe in the World’ instrument;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for GAP III to ~~attach greater importance to these rights and for adequate funding to be allocated to them when programming the ‘Europe in the World’ instrument;~~respect national sovereignty in this area in its action within and outside the Union.

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2024adopted in 2019,

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to these rights and for adequate, flexible and sustained funding to be allocated to them when programming the ‘~~Europe in the World~~Global Europe’ instrument;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the EU and Member States to ensure the full and effective implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences, acknowledging by the same token their contribution to the achievement of all health-related SDGs;

Amendment 292 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Notes that the EU should be a leading example worldwide in terms of promoting the right to bodily integrity and autonomy of women and girls in all their diversity, both in terms of ending gender- based violence against them and concerning their sexual and reproductive rights;

Amendment 293 #

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive rights with regard to women’s bodies and their autonomy and urges that they be treated as public health issues; calls for universal public access to sexual education, contraception and safe and legal abortion; highlights the need to take age into account in SRHR related actions, for example by ensuring accessible, youth-friendly information and services;

Amendment 296 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive rights with regard to women’s bodies and their autonomy and urges that they be treated as public health issues; calls for universal access to sexual education, contraception and safe and legal abortion; highlights the need to take age into account in SRHR-related actions, for example by ensuring accessible, youth- friendly information and services;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive rights with regard to women’s bodies and their autonomy and urges that they be treated as public health issues; calls for universal access to sexual education, contraception and safe and legal abortion; highlights the need to age- appropriate SRHR-related actions, for example by ensuring accessible, youth- friendly information and services;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive rights with regard to women’s bodies and their autonomy and urges that they be treated as public health issues; calls for universal ~~access to~~compulsory sexual education in the school system, contraception and safe and legal abortion; stresses that the EU should promote that partner countries include these issues in their national public health plans;

Amendment 299 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights with regard to women’s bodies and their autonomy and urges that they be treated as essential public health issues accessible to all without discrimination; calls for universal access to comprehensive sexual education~~, contraception~~ (CSE), effective contraception, prevention of HIV and STIs, and safe and legal abortion;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

— having regard to the EU Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

~~— having regard to the communication from the Commission on the European Green Deal (COM(2019)640 final),~~deleted

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive rights with regard to women’s bodies and their ~~autonomy~~right to self- determination and urges that they be treated as public health issues; calls for universal access to sexual education, contraception and safe and legal abortion;

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights with regard to women’s and girls’ bodies and their autonomy and urges that they be treated as ~~public health issue~~human rights; calls for universal access to sexual education, contraception and safe and legal abortion;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive rights with regard to women’s bodies and their autonomy and urges that they be treated as national public health issues; recalls ~~for universal access to sexual education, contraception and safe and legal abortion;~~that education and abortion-related policy are the exclusive competence of the Member States.

Amendment 304 #

Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to commit to the GAP III objectives regarding SRHR and to prepare ‘country- level implementation plans’ prioritising SRHR, applying measurable indicators and including monitoring mechanisms; highlights the importance to ensure that, during the implementation of the SRHR thematic policy of GAP III, no one is left behind and no woman or girl is discriminated because she belongs to a particular social class, ethnicity, religion, race or disability group, or because of her sexual orientation;

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that the GAP III must get to grips with all forms of violence against women, including the erosion and infringements of healthcare entitlements and sexual and reproductive rights acquired by women; reiterates that access to healthcare and public services, particularly access to induced abortion services and psychological support for female victims of violence, must be considered a priority;

Amendment 306 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Reminds that the quality of maternal healthcare is an important indicator of the development of a country; believes that the EU should help partner countries to uphold the right to health in the context of pregnancy and childbirth through the establishment of decent maternal health services that effectively decrease infant mortality and deaths related to complications of childbirth;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Declares that so-called sexual and reproductive health rights represent an attack on the identity of women because they make them renounce highly important aspects of their femininity, such as fertility or motherhood, by advocating against said aspects;

Amendment 308 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Stresses the importance of improving the availability of contraception methods in partner countries, especially for adolescent girls who are at greater risk of complications in case of pregnancy; affirms that all women and adolescent girls are entitled to make their own free and informed choices with regard to their sexual and reproductive health and lives;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Expresses its concern over the imposition of so-called sexual and reproductive health rights in agreements with third parties, as this represents a manipulation that takes advantage of the vulnerability of certain countries in need, undermining their sovereignty and destroying their culture and traditions;

Amendment 31 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

— having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2021/947 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe,

Amendment 310 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Points out that the imposition of contraception and abortion represents an assault on the physical and moral integrity of women;

Amendment 311 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Urges the promotion of actions in support of pregnant women in vulnerable situations, as proposing abortion as the only option constitutes a manipulation that predisposes them towards one irreversible direction, infringing their freedom and going against the natural longing to become a mother;

Amendment 312 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for measures to prevent girls from missing school during their periods by improving menstrual hygiene facilities on school premises and by combating stigmatisation in this area, calls for greater synergies between programmes addressing health, SRHR and WASH and personal support for girls in this regard;

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for measures to prevent girls from missing school during their periods by improving menstrual hygiene facilities on school premises and by combating stigmatisation in this area, including working with women and girls as well as men and boys;

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for measures to prevent girls from missing school during their periods, by improving menstrual hygiene facilities oin school ~~premises and by combating stigmatisation in this are~~s, in particular WASH services, and by combating period stigma;

Amendment 315 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for measures to prevent girls from missing school during their periods by improving water sanitation and hygiene services as well as menstrual hygiene facilities on school premises and by combating stigmatisation in this area;

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for measures to prevent girls from missing school during their periods by improving menstrual hygiene facilities on school premises ~~and by~~, combating stigmatisation in this area and tackling period poverty;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the importance of current CSE programmes as they provide information about puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and childbirth, in particular contraception and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and thus help prevent early pregnancy and marriage, which lead to girls dropping out of school and being excluded from the labour market; calls for CSE programmes to also address interpersonal relationships, sexual orientation, gender equality, gender norms, prevention of gender-violence, and consent, in order to encompass more comprehensively the diversity of gender- related information to women and girls;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls for humanitarian aid to be made contingent on equal access to schooling for girls and boys, and expresses concern at the deteriorating situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, in particular the Taliban regime’s refusal to enable girls to enrol in secondary education.

Amendment 319 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the need for a substantial increase in investment in public services, particularly in health, education, transport and affordable housing, with a view to meeting public needs and contributing to the independence, equality and emancipation of women;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

— having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2021/947 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe,

Amendment 320 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Urges the taking of measures to encourage and raise awareness of the importance of education for girls, and monitoring to prevent absenteeism or early school leaving throughout the whole of their education until they have completed their training;

Amendment 321 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls for the EU to work in cooperation with civil society and religious organisations to fight against misogynist cultural and religious stereotypes, and to isolate the extremist fringes who spread them;

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Draws attention to the inequalities and disparities between women and men regarding access to healthcare and the quality of healthcare provided~~; calls for universal access to facilities for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of female and sexually transmitted diseases;~~ , taking into account the lack of gender responsive healthcare and services, adding the importance of the provision of relevant information and development of gender responsive diagnostics; calls for universal access to facilities for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of female and sexually transmitted diseases, taking into account the specific needs of young people, LGBTI+ people, with the set up of youth-friendly health facilities and the gender disparities in midlife and older women’s unmet health needs;

Amendment 323 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Draws attention to the inequalities and disparities between women and men regarding access to healthcare and the quality of healthcare provided; calls for universal access to facilities for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of female ~~and sexually transmitted diseases~~diseases, such as endometriosis and cervical cancer, and sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV; calls on the European Union to support the implementation of the WHO’s global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Draws attention to the intersectional inequalities and disparities between women and men regarding access to healthcare and the quality of healthcare provided; calls for universal access to facilities for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of female and sexually transmitted diseases;

Amendment 325 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Draws attention to the inequalities and disparities between women and men regarding access to healthcare and the quality of healthcare provided; calls for free and universal access to facilities for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of female and sexually transmitted diseases;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Draws attention to the inequalities and dispar~~Presses for rectification of any inequalities between women and men regarding access to healthcare and the quality of healthcare provided; calls for universal access to facilities for ~~the preventi~~information on, diagnosis, care and treatment of female and sexually transmitted diseases;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls for funding for research into women’s health worldwide to advance knowledge of gender and sex-related issues in the areas of disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and research; further calls for the public to be educated and informed in such a way as to take account for the characteristics specific to each sex;

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses the need for Member States to adopt a public health policy that places special emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention by guaranteeing free, universal and high- quality healthcare and ensuring the availability of the necessary resources to combat the main public health problems;

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Highlights the need to ensure continuity of family planning services along the humanitarian-to-development nexus as well as measures providing women in conflict and emergency contexts with SRHR core relief packages, by funding frontline organisations and women-led organisations;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe,

Amendment 330 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses that to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly goals 3 and 5and their associated targets, it is necessary to be committed to the established framework of the Agenda 2030, notably in the context of sexual and reproductive health care;

Amendment 331 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Notes that GAP III must further improve women’s rights, by increasing awareness of and access to sexual and reproductive health for women and girls, and enabling them to maintain and improve it, free from coercion, violence, discrimination and abuse;

Amendment 332 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls for GAP III to promote and support awareness campaigns on the negative health impacts of harmful cultural practices and others, including female mutilation, early child marriage, and child abuse;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls for the continuity of support for measures providing women in conflict and emergency contexts with SRHR core relief packages, by funding frontline organisations and women-led organisations;

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Calls on the EU and its Member States to further protect mothers and fathers, including by increasing periods of leave, taking into account the World Health Organization’s recommendation that children be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of their lives, and ensuring that these parents are paid at 100%, without loss of pay; calls for the right to a reduction in working hours once maternity leave is over, so that mothers can breastfeed their children until they are at least two years old, and for practical measures to be taken to ensure that protection, alongside investment in the establishment of a free public network of childcare and education services;

Amendment 335 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Calls on the EU and the Member States to prepare “country-level implementation plans” prioritising SRHR, and further requests EU Delegations to support civil society organisations and women’ movements asking for legal safe and free abortion;

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Calls for greater funding to be allocated to strengthen public health systems in partner countries;

Amendment 337 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

Promoting economic and social equality and ensuring the autonomy of women and girls

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

Promoting economic and social rights and equality

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Stresses that women’s economic and social autonomy is crucial for sustainable and inclusive growth;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16

— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/522 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing a Programme for the Union’s action in the field of health (‘EU4Health Programme’) for the period 2021-2027, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 282/2014,deleted

Amendment 340 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates that the ~~crisis is~~COVID-19 crisis is disproportionately affecting women’s access to the labour market; stresses the need for the inclusion of a gender dimension in all recovery plans; calls on the Commission to mainstream the gender dimension into all measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic in partner countries and to support projects, including financial projects, in such a way as to include gender equality; stresses that new forms of financing such as gender bonds could kick-start national economies while empowering women;

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates that the ~~crisis~~economic crisis resulting from the pandemic is affecting women’s access to the labour market; stresses the need for the inclusion of a gender dimension in all recovery plans and for the EU to support the development of post-pandemic recovery plans and measures in partner countries to include gender considerations and gender transformative actions;

Amendment 342 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates that the crisis is affecting women’s access to the labour market and the formal economy; believes that GAP III should finance measures to enforce the economic rights of women and promote the establishment of tax policies that support the economic self- empowerment of women; stresses the need for the inclusion of a gender dimension in all recovery plans;

Amendment 343 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates that the ~~crisis~~economic crisis resulting from the pandemic is affecting women’s access to the labour market~~; stresses the need for the inclusion of a gender dimension in all recovery pla~~ and their access to livelihoods; stresses the need for the EU to support the development of post- pandemic recovery plans and measures in partner countries to include gender-related aspects and gender transformative actions;

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates that the ~~crisis~~economic and societal crisis resulting from the COVID- 19 pandemic is affecting women’s access to the labour market and to their livelihoods; stresses the need for the ~~inclusion~~EU to support the development of a gender ~~dimension in all recovery plan~~- sensitive post-pandemic recovery plans in partner countries;

Amendment 345 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates that the current ongoing COVID-19 crisis is affecting women’s access to the labour market; stresses the importance and the need for the inclusion of a intersectional gender dimension in the economic all recovery plans of the countries concerned;

Amendment 346 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates that the crisis is affecting women’s and men’s access to the labour market; ~~stresses the need for the inclusion of a gender dimension in all recovery plans;~~

Amendment 347 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates that the COVID-19 crisis is affecting women’s access to the labour market; stresses the need for the inclusion of a gender dimension in all COVID-19 recovery plans and Team Europe initiatives;

Amendment 348 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Takes the view that work is central to tackling inequality; urges Member States to promote policies that enhance the status of work, increase real wages and safeguard rights, by outlawing job insecurity, tackling the deregulation of labour relations and working hours, and imposing severe restrictions on recourse to solutions such as part-time and temporary work; supports collective bargaining as a means not only to enhance working conditions but also to tackle inequality between men and women;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Welcomes that the Commission intends to require compliance with relevant ILO and UN conventions regarding gender equality in its upcoming review of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Regulation; calls on the Commission to effectively include gender equality in all TSDs and to ensure that trade and investment do not exacerbate gender inequality; stresses that all impact assessments linked to trade should take into account SCOs views;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17

~~— having regard to the report by UN Women entitled ‘The Impact of COVID- 19 on Women’, published on 9 April 2020,~~deleted

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses that financial support for women must be accompanied by training, access to information, upskilling and awareness-raising on their fundamental rights;

Amendment 351 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work with partner countries to prevent and tackle harassment on women at work, as well as to promote the ratification of ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (nº190);

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Stresses that it is essential that GAP III boosts the unionising of women and supports the organisation of women within trade unions to ensure the introduction of gender perspective in collective bargaining;

Amendment 353 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s economic activity and their access to the necessary resources and ~~social protection; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunit~~gender-responsive social protection systems, including social protection floors that are universal, fair and inclusive, in line with the ILO Social Protection Floors Recommendation 202; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunities; underlines, in this regard, the need to promote the adoption of effective maternity protection, family leave and care leave legislation in partner countries;

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s economic activity and their access to the necessary resources and social protection; calls on the Commission and Member States to support and promote gender-responsive social protection mechanisms, including cash transfers, to enhance the capacity of partner countries in responding to crises and external shocks; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunities;

Amendment 355 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s access and participation to the economic activity and their access to the necessary ~~resources and social protection~~economic as well as social tools and resources; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunities; highlights the need to consider the complementarity of other actions to ensure effectiveness, such as the freedom from gender-based violence and access to decent work;

Amendment 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s economic activity and their access to the necessary resources and social protection; calls for measures to ~~help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunities~~provide women with decent jobs, access to finance and business opportunities, including by supporting local women-led organisations who have the knowledge on the local needs of their communities, and to protect them from suffering violence and harassment in the world of work;

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s economic activity and their access to the necessary resources and social protection; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunities; calls GAP III to promote the ratification and implementation on the ILO conventions and the ILO agenda decent work, with particular focus on promoting gender equality, decent and equal wages

Amendment 358 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s economic activity and their access to the necessary resources and social protection; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunities; highlights the need to consider the complementarity of other actions to ensure effectiveness, such as the freedom from gender-based violence and decent work;

Amendment 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s economic activity and their access to the necessary resources and social protection, especially in emergency contexts; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with decent jobs, access to finance and business opportunities;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18

— having regard to the UN Population Fund report entitled ‘Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage’, published on 27 April 2020,deleted

Amendment 360 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 361 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s economic activity and their access to the necessary resources, including finance and financial services, and social protection; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunities;

Amendment 362 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 363 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s economic activity ~~and their access to the necessary resources and social protection; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunities~~by upholding men’s and women’s shared responsibilities for unpaid care and domestic work and to improve access to welfare mechanisms and social protection; such as affordable child and elderly care;

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for GAP III to promote ~~women’s~~ economic activity ~~and their access to the necessary resources and social protection~~; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunities that can act as a driver for entrepreneurship to achieve family and social stability;

Amendment 365 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Notes the importance of supporting the efforts of partner countries in legal, policy, and institutional reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, particularly access and control over land and other forms of property, as well as access to financial and extension services;

Amendment 366 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses the need for women and girls to have access to enabling conditions, such as access to safe, affordable and accessible public transport and other mobility options, both in rural and urban areas;

Amendment 367 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls for GAP III to promote gender-responsive macroeconomic policies that will identify and address the needs of diverse groups of women, as well as care deficits;

Amendment 368 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls for GAP III to take a non- ideological approach in order to care for people in precarious situations who need social protection and resources;

Amendment 369 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work with partner countries to fund measures that address the disproportionate burden of unpaid work that women have to bear, and to support actions helping women workers moving from the informal to the formal economy;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19

~~— having regard to the WHO global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer launched in November 2020,~~deleted

Amendment 370 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Underlines that it is essential that the private sector gets involved in achieving the objectives set out in GAP III and is held to account in the event of violations of women's rights committed in the course of corporate activities; calls on the Commission to include gender perspective in its upcoming legislative proposal on corporate due diligence;

Amendment 371 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide girls with access to education and quality training ~~tailored to the needs of the labour market~~; strongly recommends that Member States boost investment in public education, in order to strengthen its democratic outlook and pedagogical structure, enrich school curricula, improve working conditions in schools, and guarantee universal free access to high-quality and inclusive educational and social services;

Amendment 372 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide girls with access to education and quality training tailored to the needs of the labour market; ensure that EU budget support, which has proven its efficiency in the field of education, remains the favoured modality to allow access to inclusive and quality education to all in developing countries;

Amendment 373 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide women and girls with access to education and quality training ~~tailored to the needs of the labour market~~on skills that can contribute to their access to the labour market; welcomes the intention to increase overall funding for education, with 10 % of the humanitarian aid budget to be devoted to funding for education in emergencies;

Amendment 374 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide girls and women with access to high quality education and ~~quality~~ training tailored to ~~the needs of the labour market~~both girls and boys learning preferences and to the needs of the labour market thus providing also the girls and women the effective tools to benefit from and shape the modern economy;

Amendment 375 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide girls with affordable access to education and quality training tailored to the needs of the labour market; stresses that education should lead to expected and equitable learning outcomes for boys and girls;

Amendment 376 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide girls and young women with access to education and quality training ~~tailored to the needs of the labour market~~on skills that can contribute to their access to the labour market, particularly in emergency and displacement settings;

Amendment 377 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide girls with access to education and quality training tailored to the needs of the labour market, particularly in emergency and displacement settings;

Amendment 378 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide girls with meaningful access to education and quality training ~~tailored to the needs of the labour market~~, particularly in emergency and displacement settings;

Amendment 379 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Points out that women are facing increasing inequalities due to the current economic and food crises, particularly in rural areas; notes with concern that women are greater affected by food insecurity than men; reiterates that the right to food for women and girls must be a priority in the EU's development action; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote specific initiatives in this regard;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20

— having regard to its resolution of 31 May 2018 on the implementation of the Joint Staff Working Document (SWD(2015)0182) – Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020 1, _________________ 1OJ C 76, 9.3.2020, p. 168.deleted

Amendment 380 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses the need to encourage access to education at all levels and in all circumstances with a view to reducing early marriage, teenage pregnancy and economic dependency; calls for increased efforts to enable girls who become mothers to return to school and complete their education;

Amendment 381 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Regrets the fact that, although women constitute a large proportion of agricultural workers in developing countries, they own disproportionately less land, livestock and other assets and have less access to equipment and services;

Amendment 382 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

19a. Calls for GAP III to support girls and women’s equal rights to economic resources, including inheritance rights; calls for action to support women’s access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property as well as to natural resources;

Amendment 383 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Ensuring girls and women’s access to education and training is particularly important in emergency and displacement settings, including support to local women-led organisations that know best how to answer to the needs of their communities;

Amendment 384 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Recalls that special attention must be paid in fragile and post-conflict states, where the EU will also implement development projects to address the lack of housing, land and property rights (HLP) for women;

Amendment 385 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Underlines that women and men should equally share care responsibilities; expects concrete steps towards recognising, reducing and redistributing unpaid care and domestic work;

Amendment 386 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Calls for increased funding and scholarships to enable women and girls to access higher education and vocational training, in particular with a view to promoting women’s participation in science and technology (STEM) fields as well as in jobs related to the green and digital transitions;

Amendment 387 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Calls on the EU retrospectively to support the World Bank’s aim of achieving gender equality in the food and agriculture sector1a; _________________ 1a https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agric ulture/brief/women-farmers-getting-to- equal

Amendment 388 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Stresses the importance of gender appropriate education and training on the necessary technologic and digital tools and the promotion of digital literacy and skills according;

Amendment 389 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Highlights the need to promote financing opportunities and access to training in order to empower women in agriculture in developing countries; calls for regular exchanges to ensure structured knowledge-transfer between women in the EU and developing countries in the agriculture sector;

Amendment 39 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

~~— having regard to its resolution of 12 February 2020 on an EU strategy to put an end to female genital mutilation around the world2, _________________ 2Texts~~deleted adopted, P9_TA(2020)0031.

Amendment 390 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Highlights the importance of boosting the access to, for example, micro credit in view of facilitating and motivating women’s creativity and entrepreneurship at a smaller scale;

Amendment 391 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)

19d. Emphasises the need for a gender- sensitive response to COVID-19 in the implementation of the GAP III to take account of the unique circumstances of women and girls and to stimulate post- crisis opportunities;

Amendment 392 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)

19e. Stresses the importance of female participation in the economy worldwide for sustainable development and economic growth, intrinsically linked to the global goal of eradicating poverty as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 393 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)

19f. Acknowledges the crucial importance of education of girls for their advancement later in life, yet emergencies, such as economic crises and armed conflict puts this advancement at risk and therefore stresses the importance of necessary funds allocation to education in emergencies;

Amendment 394 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 g (new)

19g. Expresses its concerns about the possibility of an increase in the digital gender gap in developing countries and regions in the current crisis; stresses the importance of promoting women’s and girls’ digital proficiency, digital accessibility and digital affordability as instruments to obtain gender equality in development strategies; stresses the need to channel development funds into the promotion of the digital education of girls and women, and to support female-led projects in the digital sector, especially those with a social impact;

Amendment 395 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses that the digital gender gap continues to expand in many developing countries, which heightens inequalities of access to information and digital services;

Amendment 396 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 h (new)

19h. Reiterates that women’s access to livelihoods and labour opportunities is seriously affected during emergencies and thus call for measures to improve the structures that ensure that they can develop their education, skills and access to jobs in long term;

Amendment 397 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

Encouraging participation and leadership by women, girls and young women

Amendment 398 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

Encouraging participation and leadership by women and girls

Amendment 399 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

Encouraging participation and leadership by women and girls

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

~~— having regard to the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women and the outcomes of the review conferences,~~deleted

Amendment 40 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22

~~— having regard to its resolution of 13 February 2020 on the EU priorities for the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women3, _________________ 3Texts~~deleted adopted, P9_TA(2020)0039.

Amendment 400 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

Encouraging participation and leadership by women and girls

Amendment 401 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that women are under- represented at every level of political and public life; stresses the importance to boost the establishment of female youth organisations, given that teenage girls and young women are among the sectors most affected by gender-based discrimination; calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of women;

Amendment 402 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that women are under- represented at every level of political and public life; calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of women; while rejecting any quota system, which runs counter to meritocracy and undermines the legitimacy of the category of people they claim to help.

Amendment 403 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that women are under- represented at every level of political and public life; calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of women, including supporting community level participatory approaches and specific educational activities for girls and young women;

Amendment 404 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that women are under- represented at every level of political and public life and that progress is slow; calls for programme funding to promote the training ~~and~~, participation ~~of women~~and civic engagement of young women and adolescent girls;

Amendment 405 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that women are under- represented at every level of political and public life; calls for ~~programme funding to promote the training and participation of women~~the inclusion of women in all levels of decision-making and positions of power from civil servants to elected officials and other politicians;

Amendment 406 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that women ~~are under- represented at every level of political and public life; calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of women~~favour jobs away from political and public life;

Amendment 407 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that women ~~are under- represented at every level~~can provide a complementary and enriching view of political and public life; calls for ~~programme funding to~~their presence to be ensured through programmes that promote the training and participation of women;

Amendment 408 #

Evin INCIR, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that women are under- represented at every level of political and public life; calls for programme funding to promote the ~~training and~~ participation of women;

Amendment 409 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. calls for the EU to ensure women and girls as well as women rights and grassroots organisations participate and lead in the implementation of GAP III in their countries; Calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of women in public life as well as to advocate for the inclusion of local women rights organisations and women led frontline humanitarian responders in humanitarian coordination and decision-making structures;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23

~~— having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2020 on Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy4, _________________ 4Texts~~deleted adopted, P9_TA(2020)0286.

Amendment 410 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Stresses that equal participation of women, as citizens and in the public service, is essential to good governance and policy-making; Calls for the further promotion of women's equal representation and influence in decision- making roles, particularly in all spheres of government, from local to national levels;

Amendment 411 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls for increasing the level of women participation, representation and leadership in politics, governance and electoral processes at all levels, via support for democracy and governance programmes and public administration reforms;

Amendment 412 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes that the great contribution female leadership brings to society should encourage and drive us to continue actively involving women in entrepreneurship;

Amendment 413 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of women in all their diversity, to public life, all levels of political decision-making and leadership;

Amendment 414 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Welcomes the efforts by the European Commission to lead by example by setting out the objective to reach gender balance of 50% at all levels of its management by the end of 2024;

Amendment 415 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls for the inclusions of girl- and youth-led organisations and networks working on gender equality in consultations with civil society in partner countries;

Amendment 416 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Stresses that respect for and the full realisation of the human rights of women are the foundations of a democratic and inclusive society;

Amendment 417 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Calls for the active promotion of women’s role and participation in the economy and society and recognition of their civil and legal rights, including the right to own property, access to bank loans and the right to participate in different economic sectors and political life;

Amendment 418 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Stresses that the diversity, equal participation of women, as citizens and in the public service, is essential to good governance and policy-making and underlines the importance of having women represented in both sides of the negotiation table in all levels of external action;

Amendment 419 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Beata KEMPA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Emphasises the importance of safe, meaningful and inclusive youth participation, particularly young women and girls’ empowerment and participation in dialogues with partner countries and decision-making platforms;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24

~~— having regard to its resolution of 24 June 2021 on the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) (Nairobi Summit)5, _________________ 5Texts~~deleted adopted, P9_TA(2021)0315.

Amendment 420 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Emphasises the value of activities such as networking, exchange, mentoring and sponsorship to support elected women at all levels;

Amendment 421 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Stresses the importance of women's and girl's leadership and participation, particularly on post- conflict, transition periods and recovery processes; Reiterates that women’s equal, meaningful and effective participation both in governments and as part of the civil society are prerequisites for creating societies with lasting democracies, peace and gender equality; calls for the EU to ensure that women and girls as well as women’s rights and grassroots organisations participate and have leading roles in the implementation of GAP III in their countries;

Amendment 422 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Calls for the further promotion of women's equal representation and influence in decision-making roles, particularly in all spheres of government, from local to national levels;

Amendment 423 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)

20d. Emphasises the value of activities such as networking, exchanges, mentoring and sponsorship to support elected women at all levels;

Amendment 424 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)

20e. Calls for the inclusions of girl- and youth-led organisations and networks working on gender equality in consultations with civil society in partner countries;

Amendment 425 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)

20f. Emphasises the importance of safe, meaningful and inclusive youth participation, particularly young women and girls’ empowerment and participation in dialogues with partner countries and decision-making platforms;

Amendment 426 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 g (new)

20g. Stresses the importance of women and girls' leadership and participation in all decisions that affect their lives and reiterates that when women and girls lead equally, the entire communities’ benefit from better and more durable solutions; calls for the EU to ensure women and girls, as well as women's rights and grassroots organisations participate and lead in the implementation of GAP III in their countries;

Amendment 427 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 h (new)

20h. Calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of women in public life as well as to advocate for the inclusion of local women rights organisations and women led frontline humanitarian responders in humanitarian coordination and decision- making structures;

Amendment 428 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Welcomes the integration of the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) into GAP III and calls for its effective implementation;

Amendment 429 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses the importance of the contribution made by women to promoting dialogue, forging coalitions and mediating for peace and bringing different perspectives on what peace and security mean, in particular in conflict prevention and resolution and post-conflict reconstruction; calls on the EU to promote greater participation by women in peacekeeping and further peacebuilding; as well as EU military and civil crisis management missions;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25

~~— having regard to its resolution of 24 June 2021 on the situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health6, _________________ 6Texts~~deleted adopted, P9_TA(2021)0314.

Amendment 430 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses the importance of the contribution made by women to promoting dialogue, forging coalitions and mediating for peace; calls on the EU to promote greater participation by women in peacekeeping and further peacebuilding and to protect and support women human rights defenders and peacebuilders who are persecuted for their work;

Amendment 431 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses the importance of the contribution made by women to promoting dialogue, forging coalitions and mediating for peace; calls on the EU to promote greater participation by women in peacekeeping and further peacebuilding and to recognise young women and girls as key drivers of change as well, alongside adult women;

Amendment 432 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses the importance of the contribution made by women to promoting dialogue, forging coalitions and mediating for peace; calls on the EU to promote greater participation by women in peacekeeping and further peacebuilding and to recognise young women and girls as key drivers of change as well, alongside adult women;

Amendment 433 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses the importance of the contribution made by women and civil society to promot~~ing~~e dialogue, forging coalitions and mediating for peace; calls on the EU to promote greater participation by women, girls and civil society in peacekeeping and further peacebuilding;

Amendment 434 #

21. Stresses the ~~importance of the~~ contribution made by women to promoting dialogue, forging coalitions and mediating for peace; calls on the EU to ~~promote greater participation by women in~~enrich peacekeeping and further peacebuilding through the participation of women;

Amendment 435 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Highlights the important role played by already existing and successful local peacebuilding initiatives led by women living in conflict territories; calls on the EU to support and enhance these initiatives;

Amendment 436 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Recalls the importance of ensuring training on gender equality and women's rights for all those involved in mediation and facilitation in peace processes in which the EU is engaged, and that consultations are systematically carried out with local women peacebuilder's organizations and women's rights defenders in line with the EU Strategic Approach to WPS and the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2024;

Amendment 437 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Calls for the inclusion of girl- and youth-led organisations and networks working on gender equality in consultations with civil society in partner countries; emphasizes the importance of safe, meaningful and inclusive youth participation, particularly young women and girls’ empowerment and participation in dialogues with partner countries and decision-making platforms;

Amendment 438 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses the need to ensure that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence in conflict zones receive holistic care and treatment; to ensure they receive both physical and psychological medical care and legal and judicial aid; notes that this system is already working where it is has been put in place and that it also helps to reintegrate these victims into society; recalls the importance of combating the stigmatisation of victims;

Amendment 439 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. SPoints out that women are disproportionately affected by conflict related sexual violence and other human rights violations with impunity, including higher risk of trafficking; stresses the need to ensure that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence in conflict zones receive holistic care and treatment;

Amendment 44 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on the gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period,

Amendment 440 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses the need to ensure that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence ~~in conflict zones receive holistic care and treatment~~and other forms of gender based violence in conflict affected zones and countries receive adequate, effective and prompt reparations and that those reparations aim at transforming structural gender inequalities;

Amendment 441 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses the need to ensure that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence in conflict zones receive holistic care and treatment, without being coerced into actions which would harm them even more while contradicting their deep-held beliefs and values;

Amendment 442 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses the need to ensure that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence in conflict zones receive holistic care and treatment that is respectful of their health and protects life;

Amendment 443 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses the need to ensure that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence in conflict zones ~~receive~~and countries receive appropriate and holistic care and treatment;

Amendment 444 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses the need to ensure that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence in conflict ~~zones receive~~affected zones and countries receive appropriate and holistic care and treatment;

Amendment 445 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Recalls that women and girls are disproportionately affected by armed conflict; reiterates the need to combat the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and to combat impunity; further stresses that women are often the first victims of displacement in conflict areas, and are frequently deprived of their economic autonomy and of access to education and reliable sexual and reproductive health services; highlights the need to ensure access to education and jobs for those displaced by conflict or natural disasters;

Amendment 446 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Reiterates the need to prevent and combat the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and to combat impunity; calls on the Commission and Member States to work with partner countries and their armed forces to ensure proper enforcement of the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the protection of persons in time of war with a specific focus on preventing and punishing sexual violence;

Amendment 447 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. ~~Reiterates the need to combat~~Deplores the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and ~~to combat impunity~~calls on the urgent need to combat it as well as to combat impunity by bringing perpetrators to justice and calls for commitment to zero- tolerance to gender based violence;

Amendment 448 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 449 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on closing the digital gender gap: women’s participation in the digital economy,

Amendment 450 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Reiterates the need to combat the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and to combat impunity by bringing perpetrators to justice;

Amendment 451 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Regrets that in the framework of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, girls and young women are discussed solely in terms of protection; calls for the recognition of women and girls' agency, ongoing contributions, and skills to build long-lasting peace;

Amendment 452 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Recalls the opportunity presented by the humanitarian-development-peace triple nexus approach to protect women and girls rights and promote gender equality in all contexts;

Amendment 453 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Recalls the opportunity presented by the humanitarian-development-peace triple nexus approach to protect women and girls rights and promote gender equality in all contexts;

Amendment 454 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)

Ensuring a gender-responsive Humanitarian action

Amendment 455 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Regrets that the recent ‘Communication on the EU’s humanitarian action: new challenges, same principles’, does not sufficiently address the growing needs of the issue of gender in humanitarian settings and only reminds that gender is an integrated elements of the humanitarian aid policy for protection from gender-based violence in case of emergencies, and alongside the objective of GAP III;

Amendment 456 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Given the prominent role of women as victims of conflicts and disasters calls on the Commission to provide more concrete elements on specific expenditure, programmes, tracking and assessment of gender related activities in humanitarian settings to assess on what has been done so far in this field, and elaborate new measures as part of its humanitarian action to further develop an adapted and efficient gender- responsive EU humanitarian action, able to properly address the needs of people in vulnerable situation, in particular women and girls and to support their empowerment;

Amendment 457 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)

23c. Calls on the GAP III to give a high priority to gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU and Member States’ humanitarian aid response, as well as accountability and access to justice and redress for sexual and reproductive rights violations and gender-based violence, both in terms of training of humanitarian actors and funding;

Amendment 458 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8

Building a ~~green and digital societ~~climate and biodiversity resilient economy

Amendment 459 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

~~24. Appreciates the EU’s determination to address gender issues in the context of the green transition, given the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls;~~deleted

Amendment 46 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)

— having regard to the European Parliament´s Report on Gender Equality in EU´s foreign and security policy (2019/2167(INI)),

Amendment 460 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ANotes that climate change is not gender neutral, as it acts as an amplifier of existing inequalities, especially in fragile environments; appreciates the EU’s determination to address gender issues in the context of the green transition, given the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls; stresses the need of including, listening and empowering women and girls in the design of effective approaches to climate mitigation and adaptation in partner countries;

Amendment 461 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Appreciates the EU’s determination to address gender issues in the context of the green transition, given the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls especially in the developing countries concerned where they are confronted to it in their everyday life;

Amendment 462 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Appreciates the EU’s determination to~~Stresses the importance of addressing gender issues in the context of the implementation of the climate law and the green transition, given the intersectional and disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls;

Amendment 463 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Apprecia~~Notes the EU’s determination to address so-called gender issues in the context of the green transition, ~~given the~~following the claim that climate change supposedly has a disproportionate impact ~~of climate change~~ on women and girls;

Amendment 464 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Remains deeply concerned about the fact that the European Green Deal and related initiatives include neither a gender perspective nor concrete reference and targets on gender equality; Welcomes the inclusion in GAP III of the priority area on Climate change and environment and stresses the importance to add specific funding targets to deliver on the objectives set; Calls to ensure that women and girls play meaningful and leadership roles and are involved in the design and implementation of ambitious and localised preparedness, mitigation and adaptation programmes, therefore ensuring and effective gender transformative climate action;

Amendment 465 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Reiterates its demand for the Green Deal for Europe to be swiftly followed by ‘Green Deal diplomacy’ that systematically involves women and girls, including indigenous women, in strategic decision-making on climate change adaptation;

Amendment 466 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Reiterates that gender equality is a prerequisite for sustainable development and that in order to achieve a fair and just transition which leaves no one behind, all EU external climate related action must include a gender and an intersectional perspective;

Amendment 467 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Reiterates that gender equality is a prerequisite for sustainable development and that in order to achieve a fair and just transition which leaves no one behind, all EU climate action must include a gender and an intersectional perspective;

Amendment 468 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Reiterates that in order to achieve a fair and just transition, all EU climate action must include a gender and an intersectional perspective;

Amendment 469 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Points out that in many regions women are at the forefront when it comes to finding solutions and providing expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and preserving biodiversity, and are in the front line in combating climate change; calls for them to be given support in the form of funding, legislative framework provisions ~~and~~, access to ~~resource~~land and resources, and cooperation with the private and financial sectors;

Amendment 47 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~gender~~ equality between men and women is a value upheld by the European Union and a fundamental, natural and universal human right;

Amendment 470 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Points out that women are at the forefront when it comes to expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and biodiversity; calls for them to be given support in the form of funding, legislative framework provisions and access to resources; reiterates the role of gender responsive adaptation, including climate- smart agriculture, disaster risk reduction, circular economy and sustainable management of natural resources;

Amendment 471 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Points ~~out that~~to the important role of women ~~are~~ at the forefront when it comes to expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and biodiversity; ~~calls for them to be given~~states that because of the positive impact this may bring to regional development, this deserves to be supported in the form of funding, legislative framework provisions and access to resources;

Amendment 472 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Points out that women and women’s organisations are at the forefront when it comes to expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and biodiversity; calls for them to be given support in the form of adequate and flexible funding, legislative framework provisions and access to resources;

Amendment 473 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Points out that women and girls’ organisations are at the forefront when it comes to expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and biodiversity; calls for them to be given support in the form of adequate and flexible funding, legislative framework provisions and access to resources;

Amendment 474 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Points out that women are at the forefront when it comes to expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and biodiversity, energy and digitalisation; calls for them to be given support in the form of funding, legislative framework provisions and access to resources;

Amendment 475 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Points out that women are at the forefront when it comes to expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and biodiversity; calls for them to be given support in the form of adequate and flexible funding, legislative framework provisions and access to resources;

Amendment 476 #

25. Points out that women arwho happen to be at the forefront when it comes to expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and biodiversity~~; calls for them to be given support in the form of funding, legislative framework provisions and access to resource~~ must be adequately supported to pursue their work in optimal conditions;

Amendment 477 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Recalls the strong correlation between new technologies and access to the labour market and that the digital transition acts as a powerful lever for development and economic empowerment; welcomes GAP III’s determination to bridge the digital gender gap in order to drive a truly inclusive digital transformation;

Amendment 478 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Stresses that the harmful effects of climate change and ecosystem degradation are being borne disproportionately by the poor, notably women and youth, as well as by indigenous people and other natural resource-dependent communities; calls on GAP III related actions to encompass systematically these dimensions;

Amendment 479 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Calls for GAP III to support measures that improve women and girls’ access to digital and fintech education and training;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~gender~~ equality of men and women before the law is a value upheld by the European Union and a fundamental and universal human right;

Amendment 480 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8 a (new)

Investing in a sustainable digital society

Amendment 481 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for women and girls to be given better access to digital tools and training in the use thereof and for measures to be taken to promote their advancement in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the STEM professions); without, however, using a system of quotas, as they are discriminatory; and while respecting the aspirations and preferences of women at all times.

Amendment 482 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for women and girls to be given better access to digital tools and training in the use thereof, for their potential to be realised as users of new technologies, for support for women innovators and entrepreneurs in this area, and for measures to be taken to promote their advancement in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the STEM professions);

Amendment 483 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for women and girls, especially those living in rural areas, to be given better access to digital tools and training in the use thereof and for measures to be taken to promote their advancement in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the STEM professions);

Amendment 484 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for women and girls ~~to be given bette~~who so wish to be supported in their access to digital tools and training in the use thereof and for measures to be taken to promote their advancement in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the STEM professions);

Amendment 485 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for ~~women and girls to be given better~~better universal access to digital tools and training in the use thereof and for measures to be taken to promote ~~their~~women’s natural advancement in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the STEM professions);

Amendment 486 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Underlines the necessity to improve the access of girls and women to affordable, accessible, safe and secure digital connectivity, reaching out to the rural and remote areas;

Amendment 487 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Stresses the need to support the provision of public and private services through gender-responsive digital channels, technologies and services (e.g. e-government, digital financial services) that will enhance women and girls’ inclusion and participation in the society;

Amendment 488 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

27. Stresses the need for digital platforms to be suitably regulated in order to combat gender-based online violence and cyberbullying; calls for greater involvement of women in the design, manufacture and development of artificial intelligence applications in order to combat the perpetuation of gender stereotyping and prejudice;deleted

Amendment 489 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need for digital platforms to be suitably regulated in order to combat gender-based online violence and cyberbullying; recognising that this is a major barrier for women and girls’ access to digital spaces and their participation online and severely hinders girls’ and women’s political participation, and even more so if they belong to structurally disadvantaged groups; calls for greater involvement of women in the design, manufacture and development of artificial intelligence applications in order to combat the perpetuation of gender stereotyping and prejudice;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~gender~~ equality between men and women is a value upheld by the European Union and a fundamental and universal human right;

Amendment 490 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need for digital platforms to be suitably regulated in order to combat gender- based online violence and cyberbullying; ~~calls for greater involvement of wo~~recognises that girls and women who identify as LGBTIQ+, those from an ethnic minority, and adolescent girls report higher rates of online harassment; calls for targeted protection mechanisms for vulnerable groups online and their involvement in the design, manufacture and development of artificial intelligence applications in order to combat the perpetuation of gender stereotyping and prejudice;

Amendment 491 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need for digital platforms to be suitably regulated in order to combat gender-based online violence and cyberbullying, recognising that this is a major barrier for women and girls’ access to digital spaces and their participation online, and even more so if they belong to structurally disadvantaged groups; calls for greater involvement of women in the design, manufacture and development of artificial intelligence applications in order to combat the perpetuation of gender stereotyping and prejudice;

Amendment 492 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses that social networks are a source of gender-based discrimination and harassment; stresses the need for not only digital platforms but also governments to be suitably regulated in order to combat gender-based online violence and cyberbullying; calls for greater involvement of women in the design, manufacture and development of artificial intelligence applications in order to combat the perpetuation of gender stereotyping and prejudice;

Amendment 493 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need for digital platforms to be suitably regulated in order to combat ~~gender-based~~ online violence and cyberbullying; calls for ~~greater~~the involvement of women in the design, manufacture and development of artificial intelligence applications in order to ~~combat the perpetuation of gender stereotyping and prejudic~~have a full picture;

Amendment 494 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need for digital platforms to be suitably regulated in order to combat ~~gender~~sex-based online violence and cyberbullying; ~~calls for~~would like to see the greater involvement of women in the design, manufacture and development of artificial intelligence applications ~~in order to combat the perpetuation of gender stereotyping and prejudice~~;

Amendment 495 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable digital economy should take into account the huge implications for the mining sector and that there are growing concerns that mining will spread into sensitive forest landscapes, contributing to deforestation and forest degradation; calls on the EU and its Member States to step up efforts to foster responsible and sustainable mining practices respectful of the environment and human rights, while accelerating the transition towards a circular economy;

Amendment 496 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Stresses the importance of promoting digital proficiency, digital accessibility and digital affordability for women and girls as instruments to obtain gender equality in development strategies; stresses the need to channel development funds into the promotion of the digital education of women and girls, and to support female-led projects in the digital sector, especially those with a social and economic impact;

Amendment 497 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Recalls that technology is inherently biased, as a reflection of its creator; calls for the inclusion of girls and women in the design of digital content and digital technologies, especially in AI design so as to promote women’s perspectives;

Amendment 498 #

27a. Calls for EU support for the modernisation and digitisation of administrative procedures in partner countries, in particular to ensure that all these countries have reliable civil registers that record every birth;

Amendment 499 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Stresses the need to work with partner countries to enact and enforce proper criminal law provisions to counter online abuse, threating messages, sexual harassment and sharing of private images without consent;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

~~— having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015, in particular goals 1, 4, 5, 8 and 10 thereof,~~deleted

Amendment 50 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas women’s and girls’ rights are under threat and the space for civil society organisations, especially women rights, feminists and grassroots organisations is shrinking in many countries in the world; whereas a worrying backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights is being observed throughout the world and involves limiting SRHR and banning sexuality education and gender studies;

Amendment 500 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Recalls that women with disabilities, women who are members of ethnic and minority groups, women from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, older women and women in rural areas, as well as refugee and migrant women, may face difficulties in accessing digital services and related infrastructure; calls on the Member States to tackle the digital exclusion of all vulnerable groups in society and to make ICT education accessible to them by adapting teaching methods and timetables to take account of the different factors determining women’s access to education as well as by creating free of charge digital access points;

Amendment 501 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Stresses that the generation of e- waste worldwide poses challenges for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, notably regarding health and the environment; calls on the Commission through the commitments set in GAP III to step up efforts to develop responsible investment, so as to help minimise e-waste production, prevent illegal dumping and improper treatment of e-waste, promote the efficient use of resources and recycling, and create gender-inclusive jobs in the refurbishment and recycling sectors;

Amendment 502 #

Leading by example

Amendment 503 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)

27c. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to use GAP III as a blueprint to enhance gender equality and gender mainstreaming in their external action and to put its gender-transformative, human rights-based, intersectional approach into practice; calls on them to adopt and implement a feminist foreign policy;

Amendment 504 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)

27d. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to lead by example and focus on their own internal structures, starting with significantly improving the representation of women and disadvantaged groups at all levels, with the goal of achieving gender parity in leadership and management;

Amendment 505 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)

27e. Urges all EU Member States to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention; calls on the EEAS to promote the ratification of the Istanbul Convention within its political dialogue with Council of Europe partner countries;

Amendment 506 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 f (new)

27f. Calls on all Member States to ensure universal access to SRHR in their territories; underlines the need to focus on all age groups, including girls and younger women, and provide relevant information, education and access to SRHR, including pre-natal care, safe and legal abortion and contraception;

Amendment 507 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28. Reiterates the need for the EU to play a leading role at multilateral level in promoting feminist diplomacy;~~deleted

Amendment 508 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Reiterates the need for the EU to play a leading role at multilateral level in promoting feminist diplomacy; Calls on the EU and its Member States to commit to advance towards a feminist foreign and security policy that entails a gender transformative vision, putting the need to address unequal structures and power relations, gender norms, gender-based discrimination and women´s rights and agency at its centre;

Amendment 509 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Reiterates the need for the EU to play a leading role at multilateral level in promoting feminist diplomacy, in order to implement international commitments pertaining to the rights and empowerment of women and girls;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas women’s and girls’ rights are under threat and the space for civil society organisations, especially women’s rights, feminists and grassroots organisations is shrinking in many countries in the world, both within and outside the EU;

Amendment 510 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Reiterates the need for the EUMember States to play a leading role at multilateral level in promoting ~~feminist~~ diplomacy, thus enabling them to promote the European values of equality between man and women worldwide;

Amendment 511 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Reiterates the need for the EU to play a leading role at multilateral level in promoting ~~feminist diplomacy~~external policies that put forward gender equality and women empowerment as a core part of their external actions and priorities;

Amendment 512 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Reiterates the need for the EU to play a leading role at multilateral level in promoting feminist diplomacy and foreign- and development policy;

Amendment 513 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Reiterates the need for the EU to play a leading role at multilateral level in promoting ~~feminist~~ diplomacy which bolsters women’s rights;

Amendment 514 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Reiterates the need for the EU to play a ~~leading role at multilateral level in promoting feminist diplomacy~~n exemplary role in promoting diplomacy that most aptly meet citizens' needs;

Amendment 515 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Reiterates the need for the EU to play a leading role at multilateral level in promoting ~~feminist~~gender-responsive diplomacy;

Amendment 516 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Reiterates that any effort to achieve the goals of GAP III must take into account the diversity of women such as: older women, girls, non-binary and lesbian women, trans and bisexual women, women with disabilities, migrants and the intersections of their identities;

Amendment 517 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Reiterates that the EU has to remain faithful to the principle of neutrality by contributing value that encompasses a number of approaches and points of view which promote real equality between men and women and avoid a single-track biased ideological vision;

Amendment 518 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

~~29. Welcomes the EUR 33 billion pledged at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris; calls for the annual monitoring of agreed actions and their implementation in practice;~~deleted

Amendment 519 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. ~~Welcomes the EUR 33 billion pledged at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris; calls for the annual monitoring of agreed actions and their implementation in practice~~Regrets that the pledged EUR 33 billion is earmarked for goals established at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris as these are primarily ideological propaganda and not a real direct contribution to achieving respect with dignity for women and that they are able to participate freely in society;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas a feminist foreign policy for the EU requires, among others, reversing the militarisation of the EU’s external action, putting an end to European arms exports, making progress on disarmament and arms control, reallocating resources from military budgets to budgets for civilian conflict prevention and access to basic services for citizens and adopting a decolonial paradigm;

Amendment 520 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Welcomes the EUR 33 billion pledged by governments around the world, the private sector and civil society at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris; calls for the annual monitoring of agreed actions and their implementation in practice;

Amendment 521 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Welcomes the EUR 33 billion pledged at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris; calls for ~~the annual monitoring of agreed action~~an international efficient accountability system and calls for the Commission to monitor annually its agreed commitments and their implementation in practice;

Amendment 522 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Calls the EIB and other relevant European development financial institutions to align with the commitments of GAPIII

Amendment 523 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. ~~Recalls~~Takes note of the Commission’s commitment to earmark EUR 4 billion from the external budget to women and girls ~~and to increase funding for women’s organisations; calls for these commitments to be clarified~~;

Amendment 524 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Recalls the Commission’s commitment to earmark EUR 4 billion from the external budget for women and girls and to increase funding for women’s organisations; calls for these commitments to be clarified and to establish a baseline and clear targets;

Amendment 525 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

Amendment 526 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

Amendment 527 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

Amendment 528 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

Amendment 529 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas gender inequality is deeply engrained in societal values built upon the patriarchal concept of women’s role within the family;

Amendment 530 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Underlines that proper funding through the EU programming process is needed for the effective implementation of GAP III; insists that the EU needs to develop a clear EU-wide definition of gender mainstreaming and specific guidelines to apply it at policy and programming level; calls on EU Delegations to prioritise funding for gender equality in partner countries;

Amendment 531 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Calls the EU to promote economic and trade policies consistent with the SDGs and the objectives of GAP III , contributing to increase domestic recourses to reduce gender inequalities and the possibility for states to promote public policies in favour of women's rights

Amendment 532 #

30a. Calls for effective localisation of SDG5, taking into account subnational contexts and recognising the necessity to involve all levels of government and stakeholders in its implementation and monitoring;

Amendment 533 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)

30b. Calls on the Commission to revise funding mechanisms and practices to allow smaller, grass-root organisations to access EU funding for gender equality through established networks of women's rights organisations in partner countries who are able to manage and redistribute funds to their members;

Amendment 534 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)

30c. Stresses that the European Investment Bank (EIB) should be fully aligned with GAP III; calls on the EIB to take into account the objectives of GAP III when providing support to undertakings in partner countries through ex ante impact assessments that should be carried out for every project funded by the EIB and continuous monitoring of operations on the ground;

Amendment 535 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Points out ~~once again~~ that intergenerational dialogue ~~and commitment on the part of men and boys are crucial to bringing about societal change and creating a true Generation Equali~~is very beneficial to society;

Amendment 536 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Points out once again that intergenerational dialogue, unity and commitment on the part of ~~men and boys~~all are crucial to bringing about societal change and creating a true Generation ~~Equality~~of free people with values directed at the common good;

Amendment 537 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Points out once again that intergenerational dialogue and the inclusion of as well as the commitment on the part of men and boys to advance gender equality are crucial to bringing about societal change and creating a true Generation Equality;

Amendment 538 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Points out once again that intergenerational dialogue and ~~commitment on the part of men and boys~~the inclusions of as well as the commitment of men and boys to advance gender equality are crucial to bringing about societal change and creating a true Generation Equality;

Amendment 539 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Points out once again that intergenerational dialogue and ~~commitment on the part of men and boys~~the inclusion of as well as the commitment of men and boys to advance gender equality are crucial to bringing about societal change and creating a true Generation Equality;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas equal representation and influence of women and men in political life is a precondition for a democratic society;

Amendment 540 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Is of the opinion that the EU should step up actions to tackle religious fundamentalism in coordination with faith-based organisations and religious leaders;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas women’s and girls’ rights are still under threat and the space for civil society organisations, especially women rights, feminists and grassroots organisations is shrinking in many countries in the world;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas women’s and girls’ rights are threatened and the space for civil society organisations, especially women’s rights, feminists and grassroots organisations, is shrinking in many countries in the world;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas there should be a more strategic and systematic approach to how the EU and Member States work together on gender issues in partner countries; whereas the EU delegations and Member States do not systematically work together to ensure that GAPs are integrated into the planning and implementation of the Multiannual indicative programmes and Joint programming;

Amendment 58 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas more countries are in emergency situations as a result of conflicts, natural disasters and climate change and whereas women and girls are affected in a disproportionate manner;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas women and girls are disproportionately affected by emergency situations such as those that result from armed conflicts, natural disasters and climate change;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

— having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015, in particular goals 1, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 107 thereof,

Amendment 60 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas an increasing number of countries are in emergency situations as a result of conflicts, natural disasters and climate change; whereas women and girls are affected in a disproportionate manner;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas more countries are in emergency situations as a result of conflicts, natural disasters and climate change and whereas women and girls are affected in a disproportionate manner;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas GAP III should be the framework for an active contribution of the EU external action in the fight against gender inequality;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas empowering and providing adequate funding to CSOs defending the rights of women and girls in partner countries is vital to generate new societal attitudes and consensus that facilitate gender equality; whereas active involvement of women organisations on the ground is essential for the successful implementation of GAP III;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas violence is the most extreme form of gender inequality; whereas violence is both a cause and a consequence of structural inequalities and lack of equal distribution of power; whereas combating violence requires an understanding of its causes and contributing factors; whereas women with intersecting identities and vulnerabilities face an increased risk of violence and harassment;

Amendment 65 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas violence is the most extreme form of gender inequality; whereas preventing gender-based violence requires challenging gender norms that legitimate women subjection and adopting holistic legislative reforms;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas violence is the most extreme form of gender inequality; whereas gender-based violence is to be understood as an extreme form of discrimination and a violation of human rights;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas violence against women and girls is the most extreme form of gender inequality, particularly femicide;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas violence is ~~the most extreme form of gender inequality~~a tragic and destructive action deviating from harmonious human relations;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas violence is the most extreme form of ~~gender~~ inequality between men and women;

Amendment 7 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

— having regard to the International Labour Organisation Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (nº100),

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas violence in all its forms is the most extreme form of gender inequality;

Amendment 71 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas gender based violence is the most extreme form of gender inequality;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas violence is ~~the most extreme form of gender inequal~~an attack on human dignity;

Amendment 73 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Barry ANDREWS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Samira RAFAELA, Irène TOLLERET, Sylvie BRUNET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas violence against women and girls presents different not mutually exclusive forms, including cyberviolence; whereas Plan International estimated that of 14,000 women and girls in 31 countries more than half (58%) had been harassed and abused online;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas it is necessary to uphold women’s rights, in law and in life, and to take steps to combat all forms of exploitation, violence, oppression and inequality between women and men;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas women human rights defenders are critically exposed to threats, intimidation and violence;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas prostitution is a serious form of violence and exploitation that mostly affects women and children; whereas the root causes of prostitution are bound up with socio-economic phenomena such as unemployment, economic hardship and poverty; whereas the Member States need to increase funding for social support and access to public services for victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation, with psychological and social support from specialists, and to introduce social and economic policies designed to help vulnerable women and girls to leave prostitution, in particular by securing them jobs that actually lead to their social inclusion;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

~~C. whereas with regard to healthcare services and services relating to sexual and reproductive rights, access must be universal;~~deleted

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas extremist discourse that threatens the upholding of sexual and reproductive rights both within and outside the EU is on the rise; whereas with regard to healthcare services and services relating to sexual and reproductive rights, access must be universal;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~with regard to healthcare services and services relating to sexual and reproductive rights, access must be universal~~legislation on sexual and reproductive health and rights is governed exclusively by the Member States, which have sovereign powers in this area;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

— having regard to the International Labour Organisation Violence and Harassment Convention of 2019,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas with regard to healthcare services and services relating to sexual and reproductive rights, access must be free of charge and universal;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas with regard to healthcare services and services relating to sexual and reproductive health and rights, access must be universal;

Amendment 82 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas with regard to healthcare services and services relating to sexual and reproductive health and rights, access must be universal;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas with regard to healthcare services ~~and services relating to sexual and reproductive rights~~, access must be universal;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas Sustainable Development Goal No 5 (SDG 5) is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls and whereas this goal must be mainstreamed into the various areas in which the EU is empowered to act;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas health rights, in particular sexual and reproductive health rights, are fundamental women’s rights that should be strengthened and cannot be in any way watered down or withdrawn;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas GAP III should ensure that no woman or girl is discriminated because of her belonging to a particular social class, ethnicity, religion, race or disability group;

Amendment 87 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the EU and the United Nations have launched the Spotlight initiative with a view to combating violence, including sexual violence, against women and girls;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the pandemic is having a serious ~~impact on women and girls, particularly in terms of access to education and healthcare, and is resulting in increasing gender violence and economic inequalities~~consequences for society;

Amendment 89 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is having a serious impact on women and girls and has exacerbated existing gender inequalities, particularly i~~n terms of~~mpacting the access to education and healthcare, including access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and is resulting in increasing gender-based violence and economic inequalities;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)

— having regard to the International Labour Organisation Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (nº111),

Amendment 90 #

Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Maria NOICHL, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the pandemic ~~is having~~and lockdown measures have had a serious impact on women and girls, particularly in terms of access to education and healthcare, particularly sexual and reproductive healthcare, and is resulting in increasing gender violence and economic inequalities;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the pandemic is having a serious impact on women and girls and has exacerbated existing gender inequalities, particularly in terms of access to education ~~and~~, healthcare and work life balance, and is resulting in increasing gender violence and economic inequalities;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the pandemic is having a serious impact on women and girls, and has exacerbated existing gender inequalities particularly i~~n terms~~mpacting ofn access to education and healthcare, and is resulting in increasing gender violence and economic inequalities;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the pandemic is having a serious impact on women and girls and has exacerbated existing gender inequalities, particularly in terms of access to education and healthcare, and is resulting in increasing gender violence and economic inequalities;

Amendment 94 #

D. whereas the pandemic is having a serious impact on women and girls, particularly in terms of access to education and healthcare, and is resulting in increasing gender based violence and social and economic inequalities;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the pandemic is-related measures are having a serious impact on ~~women and girls~~large parts of the population, particularly in terms of access to education and healthcare, a~~nd is resulting in increasing gender violence and economic inequalities~~s well as economic power and domestic violence;

Amendment 96 #

Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Beata KEMPA, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women; whereas some 70% of the social and health workers fighting COVID-19 on the frontline, whether nurses, doctors or cleaners, were women; whereas women who were working from home, unemployed or working part-time came under even greater pressure, as they continued to perform the majority of household chores and family care; whereas the complaints made would suggest that the number of women who were victims of violence and harassment rose during the COVID-19 lockdown;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas any kind of legislation in conformity with the law must use precise language and specific, unanimous definitions that correspond to an objective truth;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas measures to combat inequality will be of fundamental importance to the recovery; and should imply development support alongside comprehensive debt relief measures involving all private and public creditors which help bolster public finances, tackle tax-motivated illicit financial flows and prevent COVID-19 related expenditure from overtaking other crucial spending;

Amendment 99 #